found: Wikipedia, Jan. 29, 2013(The college started as the Manchester Academy in Manchester in 1786; it was located in Manchester between 1786 and 1803; it moved to York until 1840; in 1840, the college moved back to Manchester; located in London, in University Hall, Gordon Square before moving to Oxford)
found: A history of Manchester College, 1932:page 53 (Manchester College, founded in 1786; Manchester Academy was first name adopted; prevailing use was Manchester College; also known as Manchester New College)
found: Farmington Inst. for Christian Studies WWW pages, Feb. 13, 2004(Manchester College was founded at Manchester in 1786, became an Oxford University college with the status of permanent private hall in its centenary year)