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Brazenose College is a site of medieval academic foundation located in Lincolnshire. The college was established in the late thirteenth century as part of the expansion of higher education in England during the medieval period. The site represents an important example of collegiate institution development in the English provinces, reflecting the broader growth of learning centres beyond the principal universities of Oxford and Cambridge. Physical remains and archaeological evidence from the site document the layout and construction of a medieval educational establishment, preserving aspects of institutional life from this formative period in English academic history.
Site of Brazenose College is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004972. View the official record →
Brazenose College is a site of medieval academic foundation located in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004972.
Site of Brazenose College is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1004972.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Michael's Priory rere-dorter (1 km), Wothorpe House (2.2 km), Uffington Bridge (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Site of Brazenose College's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Site of Brazenose College stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.