Historic houses · West Midlands
Templeton College
Also known as: Coleg Templeton, Rhydychen
Templeton College — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Roger Templeman — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Templeton College is a Grade II*-listed building in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Templeton College was one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, England. It was an all-graduate college, concentrating on the recruitment of students in business and management studies. In 2008, the college merged with Green College, Oxford to form Green Templeton College, based on the existing Green College site.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The college was founded in 1965 as the Oxford Centre for Management Studies. The college was based at Egrove Park in Kennington, south of Oxford. Its buildings were opened in 1969 and were listed in 1999. It was renamed Templeton College in 1983 as a result of a donation from Sir John Templeton, in honour of his parents, Harvey Maxwell and Vella Handly Templeton. The intention was to raise professional standards in British management. The endowment was one of the largest endowments ever made to a British educational establishment. Initially a "society of entitlement" in the university, Templeton College began admitting graduate students in 1984 and became a full graduate college of the…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.7250, -1.2534
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- Vale of White Horse
- Parish
- Kennington
- Postcode
- OX1 5NY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon
- Established
- 1965
- Official site
- www.ocv.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q958470 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Templeton College, Oxford (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Templeton College?
- Templeton College is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode OX1 5NY), in the parish of Kennington.
- When was Templeton College built?
- Built or established in 1965.
- Is Templeton College a listed building?
- Templeton College is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- How do I get to Templeton College?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode OX1 5NY. It sits within the Oxford West and Abingdon parliamentary constituency.