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Langwith College was officially opened on 22nd October 1965 by Her Majesty The Queen. It was one of the first two Colleges to be built and was a major step in the implementation of the University of York Development Plan which envisaged eight Colleges in the University. In naming the College the tradition was established that Colleges should take the names of people or places with a regional association. 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. It has been suggested that the name is of Viking origin and probably meant something like Long Ford , and referred to pathways, sometimes under the water, which stretched from the village to the Ings before the area was properly drained. The romantic will be able to conjure up heroic figures attacking the enemy and slipping away along the ford, knowing that those who followed were in danger of drowning if they missed the hidden path. What is true is that there is a very long history of association between Heslington and Langwith which is now continued by the advent of the College.
Within the College the Departments of Education and English have their headquarters and conduct much of their teaching. The College has a central site and is thus convenient both for such University centres as the Library and Central Hall and for Heslington Village.