Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Codrington College is an Anglican theological college in St. John, Barbados. It was founded by Christopher Codrington, who after his death in 1710 left portions of his 'estates' - two slave labour plantations on Barbados and areas of Barbuda - to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts to establish a college in Barbados. Construction was started in 1714, and the College was eventually opened on September 9, 1745. It initially provided a general education but began to teach advanced studies as early as 1748; this served as a preparatory education before the students - usually sons of the local gentry - went to an English university.