About the College
Langwith College was officially opened on 22nd October 1965 by Her Majesty The Queen. It was one of the first colleges to be built and, when naming the college, the tradition that colleges should take the names of people or places with a regional association was established. Langwith Common stretches south east from the village of Heslington in the direction of Wheldrake Ings and the name of Langwith occurs extensively in the area.
Langwith has many established traditions and a close relationship with the college provost, Dr. John Issitt. Langwith has a long and spirited history, and of course Jimi Hendrix was sick in the gents...