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Hertford College, Oxford

Hertford College
The Bridge of Sighs
Hertford College Oxford Coat Of Arms (Motto).svg
Blazon: Gules, a hart's head cabossed argent, attired and between the attire a cross patty Or, fitched in the foot
University Oxford
Location Catte Street and New College Lane
Coordinates 51°45′15″N 1°15′12″W / 51.754205°N 1.253467°W / 51.754205; -1.253467Coordinates: 51°45′15″N 1°15′12″W / 51.754205°N 1.253467°W / 51.754205; -1.253467
Full name The Principal, Fellows, and Scholars of Hertford College in the University of Oxford
Latin name Collegium Hertfordiense
Motto Sicut cervus anhelat ad fontes aquarum
As the hart panteth after the water brooks
Established 1282 as Hart Hall
1448 as Magdalen Hall
1740 and 1874 as Hertford College
Named for Elias de Hertford
Sister college None
Principal Will Hutton
Undergraduates 409 (2011/2012)
Postgraduates 187
Grace Benedictus benedicat
May the Blessed One bless
Benedicto benedicatur
May the Blessed One be blessed
Website www.hertford.ox.ac.uk
Boat club Hertford College Boat Club
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Hertford College, Oxford is located in Oxford city centre
Hertford College, Oxford
Location in Oxford city centre

Hertford College (/ˈhɑːtfʊd ˈkɒlɪ/ HART-fərd KOL-ij) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. It is located on Catte Street in the centre of Oxford, directly opposite the main gate to the Bodleian Library. The College is known for its iconic bridge, the Bridge of Sighs.

As of 2012, the college had a financial endowment of £42.6m.

There are 612 students (409 undergraduates and 187 graduates), plus various visiting students from universities all over the world. Some famous alumni include William Tyndale, John Donne, Thomas Hobbes, Jonathan Swift and Evelyn Waugh.

The College began life as Hart Hall (Aula Cervina), a small tenement built roughly where the College's Old Hall is today, a few paces along New College Lane on the southern side. In mediaeval Oxford, halls were primarily lodging houses for students and resident tutors. The land for Hart Hall was purchased by Elias de Hertford. Hertford College stands on land once owned by Walter Grendon, mercer of Oxford.


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