19-706: The Danson name is first found in Lancashire, North West England. Conjecturally descended from an Anglo-Norman noble, Ive or Ive Taillebois, who held large portions of Northern Lancashire and that part of West Morland that came under the Barony of Kendall. Other spellings include: Danison, Danisone, Dansone and others. People [ edit ] Alex Danson , female English field hockey player, who has represented both Great Britain and England Barney Danson (1921–2011), Canadian politician Ernest Denny Logie Danson , known for his time in
38-543: A Roman Catholic school for girls. Farnborough Hill School named their all-weather hockey pitch in her honour. She made her full international debut on 23 October 2001 against Germany . She won a gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games and a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games . Danson was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to hockey. Later that year Danson
57-513: A dance studio, a new geography classroom, a Sixth Form science laboratory and a new science office, was completed in 2011. A new music suite, St Cecilia's, was opened in 2014, and a Sixth Form centre in 2023. Farnborough Hill is set in 65 acres of parkland and uses much of this for sports including tennis, hockey, netball, football, rounders, athletics and cross-country. In 2015 the Alex Danson Pitch, an all-weather, flood-lit hockey pitch
76-517: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Alex Danson Alexandra Mary Louise "Alex" Danson , MBE (born 21 May 1985) is a retired English international hockey player who played as a forward for England and Great Britain . She played club hockey for Clifton Robinsons , Reading , Klein Zwitserland , Trojans and Alton . Danson attended two independent schools, Yateley Manor Prep School and Farnborough Hill School ,
95-698: The Prince Imperial who had died while serving with the British forces during the Anglo-Zulu War. The Empress was close friends with Queen Victoria and later become godmother to Victoria Eugénie of Battenberg, daughter of Princess Beatrice. The Empress died, age 94, in 1920. The history of the school itself began in 1889 when the Religious of Christian Education established a convent boarding school in Farnborough nearby
114-467: The surname Danson . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Danson&oldid=1251513816 " Categories : Surnames English-language surnames Patronymic surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
133-482: The 1960s including a gymnasium and science laboratories. The school has continued to expand and develop its facilities. The Alexander Sports Hall was opened in 2005 and the swimming pool refurbished, new art studios and refurbished laboratories were opened in 2009 and the gymnasium was converted to a theatre, 'Theatre on the Hill'. The St Joseph's Courtyard development, incorporating a large multi-purpose building that includes
152-563: The 20th century as the Bishop of Edinburgh Sir Francis Chatillon Danson , nobleman from Liverpool who was known for calculating potential liabilities for insurance of large ships Herbie Danson (1883–1963), English footballer Jane Danson (born 1978), English actress Mike Danson, English entrepreneur who founded Datamonitor and GlobalData and proprietor of New Statesman magazine Paul Danson , retired English football referee from Leicester Ted Danson , American actor, known for
171-593: The Netherlands . It was her 306th appearance for England and Great Britain. Danson announced her retirement from playing hockey on 20 February 2020. Olympic Games FIH Champions Trophy EuroHockey Nations Championship Commonwealth Games World Cup FIH Champions Trophy FIH Champions Challenge I Farnborough Hill School Farnborough Hill is a Roman Catholic private day school located in Farnborough , Hampshire . The school educates girls aged 11-18. It
190-509: The Religious of Christian Education transferred ownership to The Farnborough Hill Trust and the school is now under lay management and in 1996 appointed the school's first lay headmistress. In 2019 the school was involved in an industrial dispute over its intentions to withdraw from the Teacher’s Pension Scheme. The National Education Union claimed threats of “fire and rehire” had been made to staff. The school said that it had “followed
209-399: The award-winning TV comedy Cheers Yvonne Danson , English long-distance track runner, who holds various time trial records Danson Tang , Taiwanese model See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Danson All pages with titles containing Danson Danton (name) Dansen , a play [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
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#1732859135974228-448: The end of the war the original school buildings were renovated and the school returned to Hillside Convent College in 1921, while the religious community remained at The Sycamores. The school continued to grow and Mother Roantree continued to search for alternative accommodation. Following the death in 1926 of Prince Victor Boneparte , heir to the estate, the trustees of the estate put the house and grounds for sale. The community purchased
247-542: The exiled Empress Eugénie , widow of Emperor Napoleon III of France , later bought and expanded the house in 1880. The Napoleonic bee symbol can be seen in the internal and external decor of the building and is also present on the school badge. The Empress bought other land in Farnborough at around the same time and founded St Michael's Abbey as a mausoleum for her husband's body (relocated from its initial burial place in Chislehurst ) and that of her recently deceased son
266-408: The hill on which the current school stands called Hillside Convent College and a day school called St Mary's. With the outbreak of war in 1915 the school buildings was commandeered resulting in the temporary closure of both schools. The religious community and Hillside school relocated to Sycamore House (also known as The Sycamores) which was expanded in 1916 to accommodate the reopened day school. At
285-520: The house at Farnborough Hill in 1927, both the school and Religious community moved into the House and the Sycamores was sold. The community commissioned Adrian Gilbert Scott to design additional school buildings which included the school chapel. Over the years there has been further expansion and development, most recently a new Sixth Form centre, all of it in keeping with this Grade One listed building. In 1994,
304-497: The legal process for altering contracts of employment”. The school eventually withdrew from the Teacher’s Pension Scheme and now offers alternative pension arrangements. The school has a mixture of historic and modern buildings. The house, built in Victorian times, is used for offices and teaching rooms. The school chapel was built in 1932, a classroom block was opened in 1953 and further extensions to teaching facilities were added in
323-595: Was announced as the England Women's Hockey Captain in June 2017 and led the team through to the last four in the semi-finals of the world league. Also in 2017, Danson launched the Alex Danson Hockey Academy, aimed at introducing young children to the sport through their schools to increase awareness and participation in hockey at a grassroots level. She played her last international match on 2 August 2018, against
342-451: Was established by the Religious of Christian Education order of nuns in 1889 and moved to the current site when the order purchased the house and grounds in 1927. It is now set in an expansive park including Grade I Listed buildings. The house at Farnborough Hill was originally built for the publisher Thomas Longman by Henry Edward Kendall Jr. in 1860. Following Longman's death in 1879,
361-503: Was opened. Two bee hives were introduced to the site in 2022. Farnborough Hill's use of information technology has also developed during this time with the adoption of electronic whiteboards in every classroom, music technology facilities and Farnborough Hill's own radio station, 'F'Hill Radio', and podcast, 'UnFHilltered'. A wide range of extracurricular activities are on offer from Sport, Music and Drama to Sixth Form Expeditions and trips abroad. Alumnae, known as Old Girls, are very much
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