The Girton College, Cambridge is among the colleges which are under the Cambridge University. This College in Cambridge in England was founded on sixteenth October in the year 1869. The foundresses of the college were Emily Davies and Barbara Bodichon. The Girton College, Cambridge is the very first residential college for females in this country.
This college was previously called the College for Women. It was set at Benslow House, a small town in Hertfordshire. The first batch of female students who passed out of this college were known as The Pioneers. In 1872 the venue of this college was shifted to around 4 km northwest of the center of this city. This place was close to the Girton village. For this reason this college was renamed as Girton College. This college came into operation at this site in the month of October in 1873.
Since then, the Girton College in Cambridge has been expanded and refurbished from time to time. A new library has come up in recent years in this college in Cambridge. Both in number and in size, this college is among the largest Colleges in this city.
In the year 1977, the Girton College in Cambridge allowed men as students in this previously all female college. Male undergraduates were first admitted in 1979 in the Girton College in Cambridge.
The Girton College, Cambridge has many facilities like access to college and Wolfson court. Fine accommodation facility is also offered by this college. You can also avail catering facilities and a bar in the Girton College if you don't want to dine outside this college. A chapel and choir are also present here. For your kids this college in Cambridge in United Kingdom offers childcare bursaries, Wolfson court nursery and (kids unlimited). Computing facility, library and archive are also available here. This college also has a heated swimming pool. No other college in this city has a pool. Out here you will also find an Egyptian mummy. This college has a music society and you can do some study on music as well at Girton College in Cambridge. The Girton College is among the known Cambridge Tourist Attractions.
Transportation in Cambridge is very good. You can access various parts of this city in few minutes as the city is well linked by road and rail. An airport is also present in this city.
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