Editing John Whitgift (section)

==Legacy==
Whitgift is described by his biographer, Sir George Paule, as of "middle stature, strong and well shaped, of a grave countenance and brown complexion, black hair and eyes, his beard neither long nor thick." He left several unpublished works, included in the ''Manuscripts Angliae''. Many of his letters, articles and injunctions are calendared in the published volumes of the ''State Papers'' series of the reign of Elizabeth. His ''Collected Works'', edited for the [[Parker Society]] by John Ayre (3 vols., Cambridge, 1851–1853), include the controversial tracts mentioned above, two sermons published during his lifetime, a selection from his letters to [[William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley|Cecil]] and others, and some portions of his previously unpublished manuscripts.

[[File:East Face in the Courtyard of Whitgift Almshouses (03).jpg|thumb|left|Part of the interior courtyard of the Whitgift Almshouses in Croydon, named for Whitgift]]

In his later years he concerned himself with various administrative reforms, including fostering learning among the clergy, abolishing non-resident clergy, and reforming the ecclesiastical courts.<ref>F. L. Cross, Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church</ref>

Whitgift set up charitable foundations (almshouses), now [[The Whitgift Foundation]], in [[Croydon]], the site of a palace, a summer retreat of Archbishops of Canterbury.<ref>{{EW charity|312612|The Whitgift Foundation}}</ref> It supports homes for the elderly and infirm, and runs three independent schools – [[Whitgift School]], founded in 1596,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.whitgift.co.uk/history.htm |title=History of Whitgift School |access-date=18 April 2009 |archive-date=11 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081111193646/http://www.whitgift.co.uk/history.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Trinity School of John Whitgift]] and, more recently, [[Old Palace School]] for girls, which is housed in the former [[Croydon Palace]].

Whitgift Street near [[Lambeth Palace]] (the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury) is named after him. Whitgift Close in [[Laceby]] in [[Lincolnshire]], where he was Rector of [[Church of St Margaret, Laceby|St Margaret's church]] from 1572 to 1577, is also named for him.

A comprehensive school in his home town of Grimsby, [[John Whitgift Academy]], is named after him.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040718161310/http://www.whitgift-school.co.uk/ Whitgift School, Grimsby]</ref>

The [[Whitgift Centre]], a major shopping centre in Croydon, is named after him. It is built on land still owned by the [[Whitgift Foundation]].