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University of Wales Trinity Saint David - Lampeter Campus

Also known as: Prifysgol Cymru, Llanbedr Pont Steffan

University of Wales Trinity Saint David - Lampeter Campus in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.

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University of Wales Trinity Saint David - Lampeter Campus is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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University of Wales, Lampeter (Welsh: Prifysgol Cymru, Llanbedr Pont Steffan) was a university in Lampeter, Wales. Founded in 1822, and incorporated by royal charter in 1828, it was the oldest degree awarding institution in Wales, with limited degree awarding powers since 1852. It was a self-governing college of the University of Wales from 1972 until its merger (under its 1828 charter) with Trinity University College in 2010 to form the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. The university was founded as St David's College (Coleg Dewi Sant), becoming St David's University College (Coleg Prifysgol Dewi Sant) in 1971, when it became part of the federal University of Wales. With fewer than 2,000 students on campus, it was often claimed to be one of the smallest public universities in Europe.

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History

When Thomas Burgess was appointed Bishop of St David's in 1803, he saw a need for a college in which Welsh ordinands could receive a higher education. The existing colleges at Oxford and Cambridge were out of the geographical and financial means of most would-be students. Burgess had no Welsh connections; he was born in Odiham, Hampshire in 1756. After education at Winchester College and Corpus Christi College, Oxford, he had short stays in Salisbury and Durham before being appointed to his first bishopric in Wales in 1803. Burgess intended to build his new college to train priests in Llanddewi Brefi which, at the time, was similar in size to Lampeter but ten kilometres from it and with an…

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Coordinates
52.1139, -4.0759
Address
College Street<br />Lampeter<br />Ceredigion
Established
1822

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Where is University of Wales Trinity Saint David - Lampeter Campus?
University of Wales Trinity Saint David - Lampeter Campus is in Mid Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.1139°, -4.0759°.
When was University of Wales Trinity Saint David - Lampeter Campus built?
University of Wales Trinity Saint David - Lampeter Campus dates to 1822.