St Hugh's College, Oxford

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St Hugh's College, Oxford
                       
College name St Hugh's College
Named after Saint Hugh, bishop of Lincoln
Established 1886
Sister College Clare College, Cambridge
Principal Andrew Dilnot
JCR President Alistair Wrench
Undergraduates 166
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St Hugh's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, located in St Margaret's Road, North Oxford.

Founded in 1886, St Hugh's was originally a women's only college, becoming coeducational in 1986. It was founded by Elizabeth Wordsworth, a great-niece of the famous poet, William Wordsworth. The name of the college was that of Hugh of Lincoln who was canonised in 1220.

St Hugh's College has an active Junior Common Room (JCR) currently headed by JCR President Alistair Wrench.

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See also Former students of St Hugh's College.

The gates at the rear of St Hugh's College, on Canterbury Road.
The gates at the rear of St Hugh's College, on Canterbury Road.

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