Christ Church, Oxford

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Christ Church, called in Latin Ædes Christi (i.e. the temple/house of Christ), and commonly known as The House, is the cathedral of Oxford as well as one of the largest and wealthiest of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, with an estimated financial endowment of £175m (2003).

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Cathedral - College - University of Oxford - United Kingdom - Financial endowment - 2003

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Traditionally it has been seen as the most aristocratic college. It has produced 13 British prime ministers (the most recent being Sir Alec Douglas-Home in 1963-1964), which is more than any other Oxford or Cambridge college (and more than the total number for Cambridge University, at 11). However today the proportion of undergraduates from maintained and independent schools is roughly equal, which is typical of most Oxford colleges.

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British prime ministers - Alec Douglas-Home - 1963 - 1964

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The city of Christchurch, New Zealand was named after the college, which was the setting of Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh. The college is also the setting for Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. More recently the college was used in the filming of the movies of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.

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Christchurch - New Zealand - Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh - Lewis Carroll - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - J. K. Rowling - Harry Potter

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