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George Gordon Byron (1788-1824), poet, was a student at Trinity College. Lord Byron is thought to have swum in the River Cam at Byron’s Pool, which is named in his memory. His poems include Childe Harold and Don Juan. After the success of Childe Harold, he recalled “I awoke one morning and found myself famous”. He joined the Greek insurgents in 1823 and died there from a fever. There is a memorial to him in Poet’s Corner, Westminster Abbey.
One of the streets on the 1940s estate is named Byron Square.
In March 2019, one of the rooms in the Clay Farm Centre was named the Byron Room .