Rendcomb
| Rendcomb | |
 St Peter's Church, Rendcomb |
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| OS grid reference | SP0209 |
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| District | Cotswold |
| Shire county | Gloucestershire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Gloucestershire |
| Fire | Gloucestershire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
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Rendcomb is a village in the Cotswold local authority area of the English county of Gloucestershire. It is about five miles north of Cirencester. In 1920, Rendcomb College was founded in the Country House adjacent to the village.
Notable Residents
- Frederick Sanger (1918–2013), Biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry twice, firstly in 1958 and secondly in 1980. He is only the fourth person to win two Nobel Prizes.
- R. N. D. Wilson (1899–1953), Irish poet who taught at Rendcomb College from 1934 to 1944
See also
External links
Media related to Rendcomb at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 51°47′10″N 1°58′28″W / 51.78613°N 1.97441°W
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