Central · Founded 1278
St Edmund Hall
Uniquely the last of Oxford's medieval academic halls, 'Teddy Hall' offers one of the city's most charming small quads, a medieval well, and Pre-Raphaelite chapel glass.
Official site ↗Founded 1278. The college dates its foundation to about 1278 on a site where Edmund of Abingdon had taught in the 1190s, and it is the last surviving of Oxford's medieval academic halls; possible origins reach back as far as 1236.
A picturesque, intimate Front Quad blending medieval origins with a 17th-century hall and a chapel of 1682, its library housed in the deconsecrated Norman church of St Peter-in-the-East.
Don’t miss
- Last surviving medieval academic hall in Oxford
- Medieval well in the Front Quadrangle
- Chapel (1682) with stained glass by Burne-Jones and William Morris
- Library in the former church of St Peter-in-the-East and its churchyard
Notable names
The last surviving medieval academic hall at Oxford · Named after Edmund of Abingdon, the first known Oxford Master of Arts and an Archbishop of Canterbury · Sir Keir Starmer · Sir Robin Day · Samira Ahmed
Visiting
A small central college whose atmospheric quad draws visitors, but public access is limited and subject to college policy; verify opening before arriving.
Opening hours, admission and current access change often — check the official site before you go.