Balliol College

constituent college of the University of Oxford
Organization college_of_the_university_of_oxford Q805285
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Balliol College

Summary

Balliol College is a college of the University of Oxford[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of college_of_the_university_of_oxford entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,537 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Balliol College is located in Oxford[3].
  • Balliol College is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Balliol College's instance of is recorded as college of the University of Oxford[5].
  • Balliol College's instance of is recorded as university building[6].
  • Balliol College's instance of is recorded as charitable organization[7].
  • Balliol College's founder is recorded as John I de Balliol[8].
  • Balliol College's founder is recorded as Dervorguilla of Galloway[9].
  • John I de Balliol is named after Balliol College[10].
  • Balliol College's headquarters location is recorded as Oxford[11].
  • Balliol College is part of University of Oxford[12].
  • Balliol College's Commons category is recorded as Balliol College, Oxford[13].
  • Balliol College's archives at is recorded as Balliol College Archives, University of Oxford[14].
  • Balliol College comprises Balliol College Archives, University of Oxford[15].
  • 1263 marks the founding of Balliol College[16].
  • Balliol College's OS grid reference is recorded as SP5133506463[17].
  • Balliol College's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.7547, 'lon': -1.2578}[18].
  • Balliol College's official website is recorded as http://www.balliol.ox.ac.uk/[19].
  • Balliol College's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Balliol College, Oxford[20].
  • Balliol College's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+120'}[21].
  • Balliol College's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+152'}[22].
  • Balliol College's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+150'}[23].
  • Balliol College's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+187'}[24].
  • Balliol College's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+155'}[25].
  • Balliol College's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+156'}[26].
  • Balliol College's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+159'}[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include John I de Balliol[8] and Dervorguilla of Galloway[9]. 1263 marks the founding of Balliol College[16].

Identity

Balliol College is part of University of Oxford[12].

Operations

Balliol College's headquarters location is recorded as Oxford[11].

Why It Matters

Balliol College ranks in the top 2% of college_of_the_university_of_oxford entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,537 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Open Funder Registry. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . ox.ac.uk. Retrieved . ox.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · JhealdBatch · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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