Durham College, Oxford

Durham College
University of Oxford
College library (c. 1417-8), now part of Trinity College's Durham Quadrangle
Common seal of the college, 1483
LocationBetween St Giles' and Broad Street
Coordinates51°45′19″N 1°15′26″W / 51.7553°N 1.25718°W / 51.7553; -1.25718
FounderRichard de Hoton (possible); Thomas Hatfield (endowment)
Establishedc. 1286 or 1291; endowed 1381
Closed1545
Named afterDurham Priory
StatusClosed; buildings used to found Trinity College, Oxford
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Durham College, Oxford is located in Oxford city centre
Durham College, Oxford
Location in Oxford city centre

Durham College was a college of the University of Oxford, founded by the monks of Durham Priory in the late 13th century and endowed by Bishop Thomas Hatfield in 1381.

It was closed in 1545 following the dissolution of the monasteries, with its estates returned to the Dean and Chapter of Durham Cathedral. Its buildings, after a period of disuse, were sold in 1555 to Thomas Pope, who used them to found Trinity College, Oxford.


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