Trinity College, Cambridge

Trinity College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. Trinity is the largest of all the colleges in Cambridge (and indeed Oxford), with around 650 undergraduates, 320 graduates, and over 160 Fellows. It is also the wealthiest Oxbridge college with an estimated financial endowment of £621m and income of £25.2m (2003) (On a per student basis, Trinity is one of the best-endowed educational institutions in the world).

Legends

Many apocryphal stories have been told about the college's wealth. Trinity is sometimes suggested to be the second or third largest landowner in the UK (or in England) - after the Crown Estate and the Church of England. (A variant of this legend is repeated in the Tom Sharpe novel Porterhouse Blue.) Despite the legend's falsehood, it is frequently repeated by tour guides.

Related Topics:
Crown Estate - Church of England - Tom Sharpe - Porterhouse Blue

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A second legend is that is is possible to walk from Cambridge to Oxford on land solely owned by Trinity. Several varieties of this legend exist - others refer to the combined land of Trinity College, Cambridge and Trinity College, Oxford, or of Trinity College, Cambridge and Christ Church, Oxford, or of St John's College, Cambridge and St John's College, Oxford. All are believed to be false.

Related Topics:
Oxford - Trinity College, Oxford - Christ Church, Oxford - St John's College, Cambridge - St John's College, Oxford

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