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Location
St Edmund Hall
Named after St Edmund of Abingdon, Archbishop of Canterbury (1234-40), who had taught there. St Edmund Hall is Oxford's only remaining medieval hall. Part of the present front quadrangle is documented as early as 1272, and is complemented by an interesting ensemble of buildings spanning the 15th to 20th centuries.
The former parish church of St-Peter-in-the-East, which houses the College Library, has a fine Norman crypt, the oldest in Oxford. From its ancient beginning, the Hall has become one of the largest and most distinguished colleges of the university.