1818 (population of Sproxton 310 in 1811) There was a day school with 20 children, some of whom were supported by their parents, but the parish paid £10 per annum to the schoolmaster ‘for teaching the poorest of the children’. The school had been built in 1800 and had capacity for 60 children. 1833 (population … Continue reading Schools in Sproxton and Saltby, 1818-1914