Long Whatton is a village in north-west Leicestershire, 17 miles from Leicester and 5 miles from Loughborough. Daily schools for poorer families in 1818 (population 782 in 1811) Long Whatton had small schools for infants. The Anglican Sunday school also had weekday evening classes attached: the boys were taught writing and arithmetic on Monday evenings, and the … Continue reading Schools in Long Whatton, 1818-51