Back Lawn

Back Lawn is a grassland in Cambridge District, Cambridgeshire, England. Back Lawn is situated nearby to the university King’s College, as well as near the university building Gibbs Building.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include King’s College and Trinity College.

King’s College

University

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King's College, formally The King's College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge, is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college lies beside the River Cam and faces out onto King's Parade in the centre of the city.

Trinity College

University

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Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at Oxford or Cambridge. Trinity College is situated 940 feet north of Back Lawn.

Clare College

University

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Clare College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The college was founded in 1326 as University Hall, making it the second-oldest surviving college of the University after Peterhouse. Clare College is situated 430 feet northwest of Back Lawn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cambridge and Cambridge Castle.

Cambridge

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Cambridge is a university city in Cambridgeshire in England. It is a city of crocuses and daffodils on the Backs, of green open spaces and cattle grazing only 500 yards from the market square.

Cambridge Castle

Locality

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Cambridge Castle, locally also known as Castle Mound, is located in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. Originally built after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 to control the strategically important route to the north of England, it played a role in the conflicts of the Anarchy, the First and Second Barons' Wars.