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Sidwell may refer to: * Saint Sidwell (), a British saint * St Sidwells, a church and a city center area in Exeter * Sidwell Friends School Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ..., a Quaker school in the United States * Sidwell (surname) * 7162 Sidwell, minor planet {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Saint Sidwell
Sidwell (also known as Sidwella and other minor variants; ) was a virgin saint from the English county of Devon, She is the patroness saint of Exeter and sister to Juthwara. Legend Sidwell was a Saxon Christian living in Exeter in the 8th century. Her father was a wealthy landowner named Benna, who died leaving his daughter in the care of a cruel stepmother, who was jealous of her beauty and virtue and coveted her inheritance. Sidwell often left the city to bring food to the villagers working the fields outside the city walls. The ''Catalogus Sanctorum Pausantium in Anglia'' says she was beheaded by a couple of corn reapers, hired to do so by her stepmother. They cut off her head with a scythe, and where her head came to rest, water sprang up. A shaft of light shone over the site for three nights. She was buried at St Sidwells. Her ghost was reputedly seen carrying her severed head and putting it back on her shoulders at the spot where she was later buried. The story bears a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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St Sidwells
St Sidwell's is an area east of Exeter city centre in the ward of Newtown, Exeter, Newtown. Formerly a village in its own right, St Sidwell's grew in importance along with Exeter thanks to its location on the main cart track between Exeter and the high ground of Stoke Hill and the rich farmland of East Devon. History The springs of St Sidwell's were tapped by the Roman Empire, Romans for the needs of the city and their water piped via wooden aqueduct (water supply), aqueducts to supply their citadel. This system became the underground passages of the 13th century and was only turned off in 1902. The settlement's current name derives from Saint Sidwell. In 1665, St Sidwell's Church of England School was founded and is still there to this day as a primary school. Children's author Gene Kemp taught at the school in the 1970s. Geography St Sidwell's comprises part of Exeter City Centre (Sidwell Street) to the west and a residential area to the east. It is south of Pennsylvania ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sidwell Friends School
Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alluding to the Quaker concept of inner light. The school is private, but its admissions process is merit-based. As documented on the school's website, it gives preference in admissions decisions to members of the Religious Society of Friends but otherwise does not discriminate on the basis of religion. Sidwell "accepts only 7 percent of its applicants." The school accepts vouchers under the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program. The school has educated children of notable politicians, including those of several presidents. President Theodore Roosevelt's son Archibald, President Richard Nixon's daughters Tricia and Julie, President Bill Clinton's daughter Chelsea Clinton, President Barack Obama's daughters Sasha and Malia, President Joe B ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sidwell (surname)
Sidwell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Aaron Sidwell (born 1988), English actor, singer, musician and producer * Ezra Sidwell (1885–1949), English rugby league footballer * Henry Sidwell (1857–1936), Anglican bishop * Ken Sidwell (1936–2022), American college head basketball and baseball head coach * Martindale Sidwell (1916–1998), English organist, composer and teacher * Paul Sidwell, Australian linguist * Steve Sidwell (born 1982), English footballer * Steve Sidwell (American football) (1944–2023), American football coach * Steve Sidwell (musician) Steve Sidwell is an English arranger, composer, and trumpeter. Music career Some of his work include the composition of "Elements & Motion" for the 79th Academy Awards with the Hollywood SFX Chorale, which received an Emmy nomination. Other cred ..., British arranger, composer, and trumpeter * Tom Sidwell (1888–1958), English cricketer {{Surname ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |