Magdalen Tower
Magdalen Tower, completed in 1509, is a bell tower that forms part of Magdalen College, Oxford. It is a central focus for the celebrations in Oxford on May Morning.Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tower
- Description: bell tower at Magdalen College, Oxford
- Also known as: “Great Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include University College and New College.
University College
University
Photo: Man vyi, Public domain.
University College, formally The Master and Fellows of the College of the Great Hall of the University commonly called University College in the University of Oxford and colloquially referred to as "Univ", is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. University College is situated 1,000 feet west of Magdalen Tower.
New College
University
New College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1379 by Bishop William of Wykeham in conjunction with Winchester College as New College's feeder school, New College was one of the first colleges in the university to admit and tutor undergraduate students. New College is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Magdalen Tower.
The Queen’s College
University
Photo: M stone, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Queen's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford, England. The college was founded in 1341 by Robert de Eglesfield in honour of Philippa of Hainault, queen of England. The Queen’s College is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Magdalen Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oxford and Grandpont.
Oxford
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oxford is the oldest university city in the United Kingdom, some 50 miles to the west of the capital London in its own county of Oxfordshire, on the rivers Thames and Cherwell.
Grandpont
Quarter
Grandpont is a mainly residential area in south Oxford, England. It is west of Abingdon Road, and consists mainly of narrow streets that run at right angles to the main road, with terraced late-Victorian and Edwardian houses.
Headington Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: BrainVE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Headington Hill is a hill in the east of Oxford, England, in the suburb of Headington. The Headington Road goes up the hill leading out of the city. There are good views of the spires of Oxford from the hill, especially from the top of South Park.
Magdalen Tower
- Categories: bell tower and building
- Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.75172° or 51° 45′ 6″ northLongitude
-1.24686° or 1° 14′ 49″ westOperator
Magdalen CollegeOpen location code
9C3WQQ23+M7OpenStreetMap ID
way 77881357OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q6729839
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Swedish—“Magdalen Tower” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “モードリン・タワー”
- Swedish: “Magdalen Tower”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chaplain’s Quad and Chapel.
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