Algol
Algol is a work of art in Osbaldwick, York, England. Algol is situated nearby to the university Goodricke College, as well as near Langwith College.- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Goodricke College and Langwith College.
Goodricke College
University
Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Goodricke College is a college of the University of York. It was founded in 1968 and named after the astronomer John Goodricke. The college has approximately 1500 undergraduate members, of which some 500 live in college accommodation, and about 140 postgraduate members, of which most live in college accommodation.
Langwith College
University
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Langwith College is a college of the University of York. Alongside Derwent College it was a founding college of the University, and is named after the nearby Langwith Common. Langwith College is situated 540 feet east of Algol.
Constantine College
University
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Constantine College is a College of the University of York and was founded in 2014. It was named after the Roman emperor Constantine the Great, who was proclaimed Augustus in York in 306 AD. Constantine College is situated 1,300 feet east of Algol.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Osbaldwick and Heslington.
Osbaldwick
Village
Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Osbaldwick is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 census was 2,902.
Heslington
Village
Photo: Sam Kelly, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Heslington is a suburban village and civil parish within the City of York district, in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England, south-east of the centre of York.
Derwenthorpe
Suburb
Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Derwenthorpe is a housing development situated approximately 2 miles to the east of York city centre which is adjacent to Osbaldwick, Tang Hall and Meadlands.
Algol
- Category: tourism
- Location: Osbaldwick, York, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.94854° or 53° 56′ 55″ northLongitude
-1.03086° or 1° 1′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C5WWXX9+CMOpenStreetMap ID
node 566423269OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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