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William Vint
William Vint (1768–1834) was an English congregationalist minister and dissenting academy tutor. Life Vint was born at High Thrunton, near Whittingham, Northumberland, on 1 November 1768. He was educated at Alnmouth and at Warrenford grammar school. About the age of 15 he was placed under the tuition of Samuel Walker, minister at Northowram, with whom he studied theology. He soon became known as a preacher, and on 25 December 1790 was appointed minister at Idle, West Yorkshire, Idle in Yorkshire. In 1795 the academy at Northowram was dissolved, and several of the students were temporarily placed with Vint, who taught them theology. Edward Hanson of London then worked to set up a regular academy at Idle; it began in a small way in 1800, and Vint, the only tutor, at first only took on four pupils. The establishment prospered, and on 21 June 1826 it became known as Airedale Independent College. Vint continued to direct it until his last illness, when on 5 March 1834 it moved local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airedale Independent College
Airedale is a geographic area in Yorkshire, England, corresponding to the river valley or dale Dale or dales may refer to: Locations * Dale (landform), an open valley * Dale (place name element) Geography ;Australia * The Dales (Christmas Island), in the Indian Ocean ;Canada * Dale, Ontario ;Ethiopia *Dale (woreda), district ;Norway *D ... of the River Aire. The valley stretches from the river's origin in Aire Head Springs, Malham which is in the Yorkshire Dales, down past Skipton on to Keighley, Bingley and Shipley, West Yorkshire, Shipley through to Leeds and Castleford and on to join the River Ouse, Yorkshire, River Ouse at Airmyn. This valley is of great topographic significance as it provides low-altitude passes through the mid Pennines to the west coast known as the Aire Gap. History The upper Aire valley was formed 12,000 years ago by a retreating glacier. A moraine formed in the Cononley area and the lake stretched as far north as Gargrave. Colonisation b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
