Livingstone College, established 1893 is a former college for Christian missionaries in

Leyton Leyton () is a town in east London, England, within the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It borders Walthamstow to the north, Leytonstone to the east, and Stratford to the south, with Clapton, Hackney Wick and Homerton, across the River L ...

, London, England. It was named after the Scottish physician and missionary

David Livingstone David Livingstone (; 19 March 1813 – 1 May 1873) was a Scottish physician, Congregationalist, and pioneer Christian missionary with the London Missionary Society, an explorer in Africa, and one of the most popular British heroes of t ...

. Its purpose was to provide education to missionaries going to tropical countries in the elements of medicine. Training was given over a 9-month programme. The site of the college, postcode E10 6SJ is now occupied by a street named Greg Close.

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Further education colleges in England David Livingstone Leyton Christian education in the United Kingdom 1893 establishments in the United Kingdom Defunct hospitals in London {{UK-university-stub