Sir John Nelthorpe bequeathed some of his estate in 1669 for the foundation and maintenance of a free school in the town .
Sir John Nelthorpe is a local landowner who had been a member of Parliament during the Protectorate .
Sir John Nelthorpe , a local landowner who had been a member of Parliament during the Protectorate , bequeathed some of his estate in 1669 for the foundation and maintenance of a free school in the town .