Tom Brown's School Museum

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Established1984 (1984)
Coordinates51°36′04″N 1°33′54″W / 51.6012°N 1.5651°W / 51.6012; -1.5651
The Uffington Museum
View of Tom Brown's School Museum
View of Tom Brown's School Museum
Tom Brown's School Museum is located in Oxfordshire
Tom Brown's School Museum
Location within Oxfordshire
Tom Brown's School Museum is located in England
Tom Brown's School Museum
Tom Brown's School Museum (England)
Established1984 (1984)
LocationUffington, Oxfordshire, England
Coordinates51°36′04″N 1°33′54″W / 51.6012°N 1.5651°W / 51.6012; -1.5651
TypeLocal museum
FounderJohn Little
CuratorGarry Gibbons
Websiteuffingtonmuseum.co.uk

Tom Brown's School Museum is a local museum in the village of Uffington (near Faringdon), Oxfordshire, England.[1][2][3] It was opened in 1984.[4]

The museum covers local history, archaeology, 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),[5] 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.[6]

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