Tom Brown's School Museum is a
local museum
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in the village of
Uffington (near
Faringdon),
Oxfordshire
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,
England
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.
It was opened in 1984.
The museum covers
local history
Local history is the study of history in a geographically local context, often concentrating on a relatively small local community. It incorporates cultural history, cultural and social history, social aspects of history. Local history is not mer ...
,
archaeology
Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, architecture, biofact (archaeology), biofacts or ecofacts, ...
, the author
Thomas Hughes (1822–1896, author of ''
Tom Brown's School Days''), the
poet laureate Sir
John Betjeman (1906–1984, who lived in the village),
and the nearby ancient
Uffington White Horse. The museum is close to the churchyard and is housed in a 17th-century schoolroom that was featured in the novel ''Tom Brown's School Days''.
See also
*
List of museums in Oxfordshire
*
Museum of Oxford
References
External links
Tom Brown's School Museum website*
Brown, Tom
School museums
Local museums in Oxfordshire
Archaeological museums in Oxfordshire
Literary museums in England
Vale of White Horse
Museums established in 1984
1984 establishments in England
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