Ironworks & forges · West Midlands
Royal Agricultural University
Royal Agricultural University — British university located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Kemble · 4.1 km
About
Royal Agricultural University is a ironworks in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1842. Address: GL7 6JS. Wikidata describes it as: "British university located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, UK". Coordinates: 51.7093°, -1.9946°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Royal Agricultural University (RAU), formerly the Royal Agricultural College, is a public university in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England. Established in 1845, it was the first agricultural college in the English-speaking world.
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Background
History
The Royal Agricultural University was founded as the Royal Agricultural College in 1842, at a meeting of the Fairford and Cirencester Farmers’ Club. Concerned by the lack of government support for education, Robert Jeffreys-Brown addressed the meeting on "The Advantages of a Specific Education for Agricultural Pursuits". A prospectus was circulated, a general committee was appointed and Henry Bathurst, 4th Earl Bathurst was elected president. Funds were raised by public subscription: much of the support came from the wealthy landowners and farmers of the day, and there was no government support. Construction of the main building, in Victorian Tudor style, began in April 1845 and was…
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- Coordinates
- 51.7093, -1.9946
- County
- Gloucestershire
- District
- Cotswold
- Parish
- Cirencester
- Postcode
- GL7 6JS
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Cotswolds
- Established
- 1842
- Nearest railway station
- Kemble — 4.1 km
- Official site
- www.rau.ac.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q3445856 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Royal Agricultural University (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: RoyalAg2.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Royal Agricultural University?
- Royal Agricultural University is in Gloucestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode GL7 6JS), in the parish of Cirencester.
- When was Royal Agricultural University built?
- Built or established in 1842.
- Is Royal Agricultural University a protected site?
- Yes — Royal Agricultural University is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Royal Agricultural University?
- The nearest railway station is Kemble, about 4.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GL7 6JS.