Ampleforth College, York, YO62 4EX

Ampleforth is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, situated 20 miles north of York on the edge of the North. The village lies near the grounds of Ampleforth Abbey, a Benedictine monastery, and is home to Ampleforth College, a co‑educational fee‑charging private boarding school that opened in 1803. The school occupies a valley with sports pitches, wooded areas and lakes, and boasts the oldest purpose‑built school theatre in the United Kingdom, a dedicated student pub, and its own infirmary. The locality’s character is defined by its rural setting and the presence of the historic abbey and college, which have attracted national attention for both their heritage and recent safeguarding concerns.