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Colleges in Oxford
   
 
 
 
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All Souls College

High Street, Oxford.
Tel: 01865 279379.
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Founded to pray for all the souls of men who died in the wars against France. Later became a select establishment for distinguished graduates only.
   
 
 
 
 
Balliol College

Broad Street, Oxford. OX1 3BJ
Tel: 01865 277777.
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Founded as a penance when John de Balliol quarelled with the Bishop of Durham and was defeated. Ancient gates scorched by fire of Martyrs burned at the stake outside, preserved within College.
   
 
 
Brasenose College
Radcliffe Square, Oxford.
Tel: 01865 277830.
Open: 10am - 11.30am for groups accompanied by a guide. 2pm - 4.30pm for individuals & groups.
Admission: Up to 20 people £10.30. 21-35 people £20.60. 36-50 people £30.90. 51-60 maximum £41.20. All prices include vat @ 17.5%.
   
 
 
Christ Church
St Aldates, Oxford OX1 1DP.
Tel: 01865 286573.
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Oxford's largest college with a Cathedral within its walls. The home of Alice in Wonderland, The college is a major set in the Harry Potter films.
   
 
 
Corpus Christi
Merton Street, Oxford.
Tel: 01865 276700.
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Corpus is the smallest of the undergraduate colleges, but not the least important. Home of annual tortoise racing.
   
 
 
Exeter College

Turl Street, Oxford OX1 3DP
Tel: 01865 279600.
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College founded 1314 by The Bishop of Exeter. The fourth oldest college. Front quad has dining hall from 1618 with fine original roof and screen. Old members include J.R.R. Tolkien and Burne-Jones.
   
 
 
Green College
Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HG.
Tel: 01865 274770.
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Harris Manchester College
Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TD
Tel: 01865 271006.
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The smallest College in the University, featuring Gothic revival buildings, a handsome Chapel, and a splendid quadrangle. The only Oxford College exclusively for mature students over 21 years.
   
 
 
Hertford College
Catte Street, Oxford OX1 3BW
Tel: 01865 279400.
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Acquired by Walter de Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter, for a community of scholars, and named Stapledon Hall. In 1740 it was refounded as Hertford College.
   
 
 
Jesus College
Turl Street, Oxford OX1 3DW
Tel: 01865 279700.
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Founded in 1571; only Elizabethan College. Intended primarily for scholars from Wales; Welsh connection remains strong. Amongst first of men's colleges to admit women.
 
 
 
Keble College

Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PG.
Tel: 01865 272727.
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Kellogg College
Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD.
Tel: 01865 270383.
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Lady Margaret Hall
Norham Gardens, Oxford OX2 6QA.
Tel: 01865 274300.
Web: Open: The grounds and gardens are open daily out of term.
Set in 10 acres of tranquil grounds extending to the River Cherwell, LMH was the first College to admit women to the University.
   
 
 
Linacre College
St Cross Road, Oxford OX1 3JA.
Tel: 01865 271650.
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Lincoln College
Turl Street, Oxford OX1 3DR
Tel: 01865 279800.
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One of Oxford's oldest Colleges (1427) with attractive medieval atmosphere. John Wesley's College. The College Library in converted All Saints Church and Medieval Hall are striking features.
   
 
 
Magdalen College
High Street, Oxford OX1 4AU
Tel: 01865 276000.
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Famous Deer Park, Water Meadow, Chapel, Hall & Great Tower. Choral Services as advertised at entrance.
   
 
 
Mansfield College
Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TF.
Tel: 01865 270999.
Web: Open: Mon – Sat 10am to 5pm. Closed Christmas and Easter.
Mansfield College’s buildings, designed by important Victorian architect Basil Champneys, date from 1886. The College is one of the smallest in Oxford.
   
 
 
Merton College
Merton Street, Oxford OX1 4JD
Tel: 01865 276310.
Tours: April to October, 4 times a day. November to March, twice a day.
One of the three oldest colleges. The chapel is the largest and oldest in Oxford, and contains a rare 13th century stained glass window.
   
 
 
New College

New College Lane, Oxford OX1 3BN
Tel: 01865 279555.
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Open: Easter - Oct 11am - 5pm. Oct - easter 2pm - 4pm. Admission £2 Adults £1 Children.

Founded as St Mary College of Winchester in Oxford, but called New College to distinguish it from Oriel.
   
 
 
Nuffield College
New Road, Oxford OX1 1NF.
Tel: 01865 278500.
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Oriel College
Oriel Square, Oxford OX1 4EW
Tel: 01865 276555.
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Fifth oldest college. Last college to remain all male (until 1985) Oriel has a long tradition of eminence in rowing, and now increasingly in academic work.
   
 
 
Pembroke College
St Aldates, Oxford OX1 1DW
Tel: 01865 276444.
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Named after the Earl of Pembroke, then Chancellor. Notable for having the rebellious and poor Samuel Johnson briefly as an undergraduate. A recent Master was Sir Roger Bannister, the first man to run a sub-four-minute mile.
   
 
 
Queen's College
High Street, Oxford OX1 4AW
Tel: 01865 279120.
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Sixth oldest college. Intended for scholars from the north of England. Reputedly the last college to cease brewing its own beer.
   
 
 
Somerville College
Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HD.
Tel: 01865 270600.
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St Anne's College
Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HS.
Tel: 01865 274800.
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St Antony's College
Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6JF.
Tel: 01865 284700.
Web: Open: St Antony's College is not open to visitors except by
appointment.
Founded in 1950, St Antony's is a graduate college specialising in international studies. Its buildings form an eclectic mix of styles - from a former Anglican convent built in the 1860s, through 60's brutalism to the modern day.
   
 
 
St Catherine's College
Manor Road, Oxford
Tel: 01865 271700.
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St Catherine's College is a grade one listed building designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1964. One of the largest Colleges in Oxford, it is distinguished by its modernity and openness.
   
 
 
St Cross College
St Giles, Oxford OX1 3LZ.
Tel: 01865 278490.
Web: St Giles, Oxford OX1 3LZ. Tel: 01865 278490 www.stx.ox.ac.uk
St Cross College is one of the few colleges in the University of Oxford that specifically cater for graduate students. It was founded in 1965. It is renowned for its friendliness and
informality.
   
 
 
St Edmund Hall
Queens Lane, Oxford
Tel: 01865 279000.
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Named after St Edmund Rich who lived and taught here in 1190. Now one of the larger Colleges in numbers. Originally owned by Oseney Abbey
   
 
 
St John's College
St Giles, Oxford OX1 3JP
Tel: 01865 277300.
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Founded by a Roman Catholic in the year the Protestant Bishops were martyred. One of the most attractive Colleges with extensive grounds.
   
 
 
St Hilda's College
Cowley Place, Oxford OX4 1DY.
Tel: 01865 276884.
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St Hugh's College
High Street, Oxford OX2 6LE
Tel: 01865 274900.
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Founded in 1886 by Elizabeth Wordsworth. It has fourteen acres of self-contained grounds surrounded by lawns, borders and mature trees making this one of Oxford's loveliest hidden delights.
   
 
 
Trinity College
Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BH
Tel: 01865 279900.
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The College's site has been a place of study since 1286. Founded in 1555 its fine chapel, dining hall, quads and beautiful gardens and grounds are open for view. Openings subject to private functions.
   
 
 
University College
High Street, Oxford OX1 4BH.
Open: University College is not open to visitors.
The oldest collegiate foundation. The poet Shelley, 1792-1822 was briefly an undergraduate. He was expelled for writing a pamphlet in support of atheism.
   
 
 
Wadham College
Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PM
Tel: 01865 277900.
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Founded in 1610 by Nicholas and Dorothy Wadham - Somerset landowners. Currently the largest college.
   
 
 
Worcester College
Worcester Street, Oxford OX1 2MB
Tel: 01865 278300.
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The main buildings are good examples of 18th century pomposity. The medieval cottages are a rare survivor from the Benedictine Gloucester College of 1283. The park and lake offer a romantic setting for drama productions on summer evenings.