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A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ...
The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ...
The Vale of White Horse is a local government district of Oxfordshire in England. ...
Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of English administrative division used for the purposes of local government. ...
Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from the Latinised form Oxonia) is a county in the South East of England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire. ...
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The OX postcode area, also known as the Oxford postcode area[2], is a group of postal districts around Abingdon, Bampton, Banbury, Bicester, Burford, Carterton, Chinnor, Chipping Norton, Didcot, Kidlington, Oxford, Thame, Wallingford, Wantage, Watlington, Witney and Woodstock in England. ...
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Thames Valley Police is one of the largest Home Office police services in England and the largest non-metropolitan one, covering 2200 sq mi (5,700 km²) and a population of 2. ...
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Abingdon (traditionally known as Abingdon-on-Thames) is a market town in Oxfordshire in Southern England. It is the seat of the Vale of White Horse district. Previously the county town of Berkshire, Abingdon is one of several places which claim to be Britain's oldest continuously occupied town.[1] The market town is a medieval phenomenon. ...
Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from the Latinised form Oxonia) is a county in the South East of England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire. ...
The north, the midlands and the south Southern England is an imprecise term used to refer to the southern counties of England. ...
The Vale of White Horse is a local government district of Oxfordshire in England. ...
A county town is the capital of a county in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. ...
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There are various towns which lay rival claims to be the oldest town in Britain: Abingdon in Oxfordshire Colchester in Essex Marazion in Cornwall Contents // (See talk. ...
Geography and Transport
Abingdon is eight miles south of Oxford, in the flat valley of the Thames and is situated on the west (right) bank of that river, where the small river Ock flows in from the Vale of White Horse. The town is situated on the A415 between Witney and Dorchester and has the benefit of being adjacent to the A34 trunk road, linking it with the M4 and M40 motorways. The B4017 and A4183 also link traffic into the town – both of these roads being part of the old A34 and often heavily congested. Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ...
Several places exist with the name Thames, and the word is also used as part of several brand and company names Most famous is the River Thames in England, on which the city of London stands Other Thames Rivers There is a Thames River in Canada There is a Thames...
The River Ock is a small English river or brook. ...
The Vale of White Horse is a local government district of Oxfordshire in England. ...
High Street in Witney. ...
Dorchester-on-Thames is a village on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England. ...
The A34 is a major road in England. ...
The M4 motorway is a motorway in Great Britain linking London with Wales. ...
The M40 in Warwickshire The M40 motorway is the second motorway in the British transport network to connect London to Birmingham. ...
Local bus services to Oxford and the surrounding areas are run by Stagecoach Group, Thames Travel and the Oxford Bus Company as well as a number of smaller independent companies. The nearest minor railway stations are at Culham and Radley, although more frequent services may be caught at Oxford or Didcot Parkway. Stagecoach Group plc (LSE: SGC) is a leading international transport group operating bus, train, tram, express coach and ferry operations. ...
Oxford Bus Company is a bus operator serving the city and surrounding area of Oxford, England and is the trading name of City of Oxford Motor Services Ltd . ...
Culham is a village on the north bank of the River Thames near Abingdon in southern Oxfordshire, England. ...
Radley is a small village located about 6 miles (10 km) south of Oxford, in the county of Oxfordshire, in the United Kingdom named after Kevin Radley. ...
Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ...
Statistics Population: 25,231 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SU525900 Administration District: South Oxfordshire Shire county: Oxfordshire Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Oxfordshire Historic county: Berkshire Services Police force: Thames Valley Police Ambulance: South Central Post office and telephone Post town...
History The site has been occupied from the early to middle Iron Age and the remains of a late Iron Age defensive enclosure (or oppidum) lies below the town centre. The oppidum was in use throughout the Roman occupation. Iron Age Axe found on Gotland This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age, for the mythological Iron Age see Iron Age (mythology). ...
An oppidum (pl: oppida) was Latin for the main settlement in any administrative area of the Roman Empire. ...
Abingdon Abbey was founded in Saxon times, possibly the 7th century but its early history is confused by numerous legends, invented to raise its status and explain the place-name, since -don means a hill and Abingdon stands in a valley. In 1084, William the Conqueror celebrated Easter at the Abbey and then left his son, the future Henry I, to be educated there. Abingdon Abbey was a Benedictine monastery located in Abingdon, historically in the county of Berkshire but now in Oxfordshire, England. ...
The famous parade helmet found at Sutton Hoo, probably belonging toRaedwald of East Anglia circa 625. ...
The 7th century is the period from 601 - 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. ...
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William I ( 1027 – September 9, 1087), was King of England from 1066 to 1087. ...
Henry I (circa 1068 – 1 December 1135) was the fourth son of William the Conqueror and the first born in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. ...
In the 13th and 14th centuries, Abingdon was a flourishing agricultural centre with an extensive trade in wool and a famous weaving and clothing manufacturing industry. The abbot seems to have held a market from very early times and charters for the holding of markets and fairs were granted by various sovereigns, from Edward I to George II. In 1337 there was a famous riot in protest at the Abbot's control of this market in which several of the monks were killed. (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ...
This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ...
Long and short hair wool at the South Central Family Farm Research Center in Boonesville, Arizona Wool is the fiber derived from the fur of animals and people of the Caprinae family, principally sheep, but the hair of certain species of other mammals such as goats and rabbits and oxes...
Edward I (17 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), popularly known as Longshanks[1], also as Edward the Lawgiver because of his legal reforms, and as Hammer of the Scots,[2] achieved fame as the monarch who conquered Wales and who tried to do the same to Scotland. ...
George II (George Augustus; 10 November 1683 – 25 October 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and Archtreasurer and Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death. ...
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After the abbey's dissolution in 1538, the town sank into decay and, in 1555, upon receiving a representation of its pitiable condition, Mary I granted a charter establishing a mayor, two bailiffs, twelve chief burgesses and sixteen secondary burgesses, the mayor to be clerk of the market, coroner and a Justice of the Peace. The present Christ's Hospital originally belonged to the Guild of the Holy Cross, on the dissolution of which Edward VI founded the almshouses instead, under its present name. dissolution see Dissolution. ...
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Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), also known as Mary Tudor, was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 6 July 1553 (de facto) or 19 July 1553 (de jure) until her death on 17 November 1558. ...
A justice of the peace (JP) is a puisne judicial officer appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. ...
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Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) became King of England, King of France (in practice only the town and surrounding district of Calais) and Ireland on 28 January 1547, and crowned on 20 February, at just nine years of age. ...
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The council was empowered to elect one burgess to parliament and this right continued until the Redistribution of Seats Act of 1885. A town clerk and other officers were also appointed and the town boundaries described in great detail. Later charters, from Elizabeth I, James I, James II, George II and George III, made no considerable change. James II changed the style of the corporation to that of a mayor, twelve aldermen and twelve burgesses. Burgess originally meant a freeman of a borough or burgh. ...
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The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict. ...
1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
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James Stuart (19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scots as James VI, and King of England and King of Ireland as James I. He ruled in Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567, when he was only one year old. ...
James II of England (also known as James VII of Scotland; 14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701) became King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland on 6 February 1685, and Duke of Normandy on 31 December 1660. ...
George II (George Augustus; 10 November 1683 – 25 October 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and Archtreasurer and Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death. ...
George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until 1 January 1801, and thereafter of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. ...
 The River Thames at Abingdon with St. Helen's church visible In 1810, the Wilts and Berks Canal opened, linking Abingdon with Semington on the Kennet and Avon Canal. Abingdon became a key link between major industrial centres such as Bristol, London, Birmingham and the Black Country. In 1856 the Abingdon Railway opened, linking the town with the Great Western Railway at Radley. The Wilts and Berks Canal was abandoned in 1906 but a voluntary trust is now working to restore and re-open it. Abingdon railway station was closed to passengers in September 1963. The line remained open for freight until 1984, including MG cars until the factory closed in 1980. The nearest railway station is now Radley, two miles away. The branchline is now mainly replaced by a cyclepath, whilst the land on which the station stood has been extensively redeveloped, and is now the site of a large Waitrose store and surrounded by hundreds of new flats and houses. Download high resolution version (883x594, 84 KB)The River Thames at Abingdon, Oxfordshire. ...
Download high resolution version (883x594, 84 KB)The River Thames at Abingdon, Oxfordshire. ...
1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
The Wilts and Berks Canal is a canal, originally in Wiltshire and Berkshire, England. ...
Semington is a medium-sized village in West Wiltshire, England. ...
The canal at Bathampton, near Bath The Kennet and Avon Canal is a canal in southern England. ...
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The Black Country is a loosely-defined area of the English West Midlands conurbation, to the north and west of Birmingham, and to the south and east of Wolverhampton, around the South Staffordshire coalfield. ...
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The original Bristol Temple Meads station, first terminus of the GWR, is the building to the left of this picture The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company, linking South West England, the West Country and South Wales with London. ...
Radley is a small village located about 6 miles (10 km) south of Oxford, in the county of Oxfordshire, in the United Kingdom named after Kevin Radley. ...
The Wilts and Berks Canal is a canal, originally in Wiltshire and Berkshire, England. ...
1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ...
Radley is a small village located about 6 miles (10 km) south of Oxford, in the county of Oxfordshire, in the United Kingdom named after Kevin Radley. ...
Waitrose is a British supermarket chain owned by the John Lewis Partnership, with 184 branches (November 2006). ...
Abingdon was the county town of Berkshire and the magnificent county hall and court house, now the museum, was supposedly designed by Christopher Wren. However, Abingdon's failure to engage fully with the railway revolution, accepting only a branch line, sidelined the town in favour of Reading. The corporation was reformed, under the Municipal Reform Act 1835 and was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972. In 1974, under local government reorganisation, Abingdon became part of the non-metropolitan shire county of Oxfordshire and the seat of the new Vale of White Horse District Council, with Abingdon becoming a civil parish with a town council. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...
Sir Christopher Wren, (20 October 1632–25 February 1723) was a 17th century English designer, astronomer, geometrician, and the greatest English architect of his time. ...
Reading is a town, unitary authority (the Borough of Reading) and urban area in the English county of Berkshire. ...
The Municipal Reform Act 1835 required members of town councils to be elected by ratepayers and councils to publish their financial accounts. ...
The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ...
Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ...
Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of English administrative division used for the purposes of local government. ...
The Vale of White Horse is a local government district of Oxfordshire in England. ...
A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ...
Leisure For a town of its size, Abingdon is somewhat bereft of leisure facilities. The Regal Cinema closed in the 1980s and has never been replaced - as with many other parts of the town centre it has now been demolished and the site redeveloped into housing. However, sports and recreation are well catered for in the town, with the purpose-built White Horse Leisure and Tennis Centre, Tilsley Park and the Southern Town Park providing adequate facilities.
The local newspapers are the Oxford Mail and the Abingdon Herald. The South Oxfordshire Courier, a free newspaper, has been based in Abingdon since its launch in 1982. Local radio and television stations are shared with Oxford, although ITV retains a ‘newsgathering’ centre in the town, formerly a broadcasting studio, for ITV Thames Valley. The Oxford Times is a weekly broadsheet newspaper, published in Oxford every Friday. ...
The South Oxfordshire Courier is a free newspaper distributed throughout the towns of Abingdon, Wantage, Faringdon, Wallingford and Didcot in Oxfordshire, UK. It is owned by Courier Newspapers (Oxford) Ltd. ...
The September 12, 2001 edition of the Palo Alto Daily News, one of the most successful free daily newspapers. ...
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ITV Thames Valley is the expected name of ITVs new region covering the Thames Valley area of the United Kingdom. ...
Shopping in Abingdon has suffered due to the development of out-of-town retail parks in Didcot, Wantage and Witney. The "Tesco Extra" store to the west of the town is the largest supermarket in Abingdon and one of the most profitable Tesco stores in the country. [2] Nearby is the Fairacres Retail Park, currently being redeveloped, which boasts a Homebase and Argos and will soon have a 'Pets at Home' store. It is also home to two long established Abingdon retailers - Vineys Home Furnishings and Mays Carpets (although Mays is now part of the Carpetright chain and is soon to rebrand accordingly). In the town centre, many independent stores, estate agents and charity shops make up the Bury Street shopping precinct as major high street names have chosen to go to other towns. However, this may change following earmarked redevelopment here. Statistics Population: 25,231 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SU525900 Administration District: South Oxfordshire Shire county: Oxfordshire Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Oxfordshire Historic county: Berkshire Services Police force: Thames Valley Police Ambulance: South Central Post office and telephone Post town...
Wantage is a small town in the Thames Valley, southern England. ...
High Street in Witney. ...
Tesco plc is a UK-based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain. ...
Tesco plc is a UK-based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain. ...
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Coordinates 37°37′ N 22°43′ E Country Greece Periphery Peloponnese Prefecture Argolis Province Argos Population 29,505 Area 5. ...
Carpetright plc (LSE: CPR) is one of the largest British retailers of floor coverings. ...
2007 Town centre refurbishments The town centre of Abingdon is being refurbished in 2007, as part of the council's redevelopment plan. The roads around the area have been changed: notably the one-way system around the centre has been partially changed to two-way, though this is not universally considered a success{http://www.radleyvillage.org.uk/news/news002_comment_0407.htm}. Also planned for the town centre is a roof over the pre-1970s shopping precinct and the removal of two kiosks. The market square was repaved and a new tourist information center is planned.
Economy Industrially, Abingdon is best known as the location of manufacture of MG cars (1929–1980). The Pavlova leather works, now closed down, used to be a major employer. Abingdon was home to the Morland Brewery, whose most famous ale was Old Speckled Hen, named after an MG car. Greene King bought Morland for £182M in 1999 and operations were moved to Bury St Edmunds. The site of the brewery has now been redeveloped into residential housing. Image File history File links Abingdon_coa. ...
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A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ...
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Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ...
Morland was a brewery in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England that first brewed in 1711. ...
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Greene King is a brewery in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK. There is a visitor centre next door to the brewery. ...
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Bury St Edmunds is a town in the county of Suffolk, England. ...
Today Abingdon is close to several major scientific employers the UKAEA at Culham (including the Joint European Torus (JET) fusion research project), Harwell Laboratory, the CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and the new Diamond Light Source synchrotron, which is the largest UK-funded scientific facility to be built for over 30 years. Many inhabitants work in Oxford or commute by rail to London, from nearby Didcot. The Army now occupies Dalton Barracks, which, prior to 1993, was the Royal Air Force station, RAF Abingdon. The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority was established in 1954 as a statutory corporation to oversee and pioneer the development of nuclear energy within the United Kingdom. ...
Culham is a village on the north bank of the River Thames near Abingdon in southern Oxfordshire, England. ...
Split image of JET with right side showing hot plasma during a shot. ...
The Atomic Energy Research Establishment near Harwell, Oxfordshire was the main centre for atomic energy research and development in the United Kingdom from the 1940s to the 1990s. ...
The Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils (CCLRC or CLRC) is a UK government body that carries out civil research in science and engineering. ...
Aerial view of Rutherford Appleton Lab. ...
Diamond Light Source is a synchrotron research facility located on the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire, England. ...
Synchrotrons are now mostly used for producing monochromatic high intensity X-ray beams; here, the synchrotron is the circular track, off which the beamlines branch. ...
Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ...
This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...
Statistics Population: 25,231 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SU525900 Administration District: South Oxfordshire Shire county: Oxfordshire Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Oxfordshire Historic county: Berkshire Services Police force: Thames Valley Police Ambulance: South Central Post office and telephone Post town...
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Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
RAF Abingdon (IATA: ABB, ICAO: EGUD) was a Royal Air Force station near Abingdon, Oxfordshire. ...
Abingdon has a business park which has offices for several national and international companies including Northern Rock bank. Until recently, Vodafone had offices in the town, acquired as part of its take over of Mannesmann in 2000. The Science Park is home to the headquarters of Sophos, the anti-virus company. Research Machines, an educational computing supplier, commonly refer to themselves as being Abingdon-based, which is technically true - even though their HQ is actually in nearby Milton Park, Milton, they have an Abingdon post code (as does the rest of Milton Park). Penlon Ltd, a medical equipment company, are Abingdon-based, formerly based close to the site of the former railway station, although having recently moved to the outskirts of Abingdon, the former premises having been redeveloped as residential housing. Another major employer is the British head office of the German appliance company Miele. Northern Rock (LSE: NRK) is a British bank based at Regent Centre near Newcastle Upon Tyne in northern England. ...
Vodafone Group Plc is a mobile network operator headquartered in Newbury, Berkshire, England. ...
Mannesmann AG is a German corporation with headquarters in Duesseldorf. ...
Sophos is a company that makes security software such as anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-spam and Network Access Control for desktops, e-mail servers, and other network gateways. ...
Anti-virus software consists of computer programs that attempt to identify, thwart and eliminate computer viruses and other malicious software (malware). ...
Research Machines is the former name of the group of companies now known as RM. RM specialises in providing products and services to schools, colleges, universities and government education departments & agencies. ...
Miele is a manufacturer of domestic appliances, commercial equipment and fitted kitchens, based in Gütersloh, Germany. ...
Sites of interest Of a Benedictine abbey there remains a beautiful Perpendicular gateway (common local knowledge, however, is that it was actually rebuilt out of the rubble and a little cursory examination of the patternation of the stonework will apparently divulge this) and ruins of buildings called the mainly Early English prior's house, and the guest house, along with other fragments. Winchester Cathedral Sherborne Abbey The Perpendicular Gothic period (or simply Perpendicular) is the third historical division of English Gothic architecture, and is so-called because it is characterised by an emphasis on vertical lines; it is also known as the Rectilinear style, or Late Gothic. ...
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The picturesque narrow-arched bridge over the Thames, near St Helen's Church, dates originally from 1416. St Helen's Church itself dates from around 1100 and is the second widest church in England, having 5 aisles and being 10 ft(3 m) wider than it is long.[3] May 30 - The Catholic Church burns Jerome of Prague as a heretic. ...
The most distinguished landmark in Abingdon is probably the building which now houses the Abingdon Museum, which was formerly the county hall of Berkshire (the town was county town until it ceded that title to Reading in 1867): a building hailed as the "grandest town hall in Britain" and built by Christopher Kempster, who worked with Christopher Wren on St Paul's Cathedral. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...
Reading is a town, unitary authority (the Borough of Reading) and urban area in the English county of Berkshire. ...
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Sir Christopher Wren, (20 October 1632–25 February 1723) was a 17th century English designer, astronomer, geometrician, and the greatest English architect of his time. ...
This article is about the cathedral church of the diocese of London. ...
A large gaol, built by prisoners of the Napoleonic Wars in 1811 stands on the south edge of town next to the Thames. It has had various uses, most recently as a leisure centre, but is now (in 2007) empty and awaiting a planning decision. Combatants Austria[1] Portugal Prussia[1] Russia[2] Sicily Spain[3] Sweden United Kingdom[4] French Empire Holland Italy Naples [5] Duchy of Warsaw Bavaria[6] Saxony[7] Denmark-Norway [8] Commanders Archduke Charles Prince Schwarzenberg Karl Mack von Leiberich Gebhard von Blücher Duke of Brunswick †Prince of Hohenlohe...
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Some buildings remain from the former abbey, including the Unicorn Theatre and Long Gallery. These are still used for plays and functions including an annual craft fair.
The Roysse Room was the site of Abingdon School (then Roysse's School) from 1563 until it moved to its current site. The room is now part of the civic offices. Abingdon School is an independent day and boarding school for boys in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. ...
Culture and folklore
 Children running for a bun in 2006 A longstanding tradition of the town has local dignitaries throwing buns from the roof of the Abingdon Museum for crowds assembled in the market square on specific days of celebration (such as royal marriages/coronations/jubilee), although many residents are unaware of this, due to the rarity of occurrences. The museum has a collection of the buns, dried and varnished, dating back to bun throwings of the 19th century. Since 2000, there have been bun throwing ceremonies to commemorate the Millennium, the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 2002 and the 450th anniverary of being granted a Royal Charter in 2006. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (532x800, 369 KB) Abingdon Bun Throwing, by myself. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (532x800, 369 KB) Abingdon Bun Throwing, by myself. ...
Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II marked the fiftieth anniversary of Queen Elizabeth IIs accession to the throne. ...
A Royal Charter is a charter given by a monarch to legitimize an incorporated body, such as a city, company, university or such. ...
The centre of town and the whole of Ock Street (half a mile) are closed every October for two days for the Ock Street Michaelmas Fair, once a hiring fair but now maybe Britain's longest narrowest funfair. The much smaller Runaway Fair, the following Monday, was traditionally for workers who had found their new employers too much to stomach within the first week! Roundabouts (or carousels) are traditional attractions, often seen at fairs. ...
Abingdon has a very old and still active Morris Dancing tradition, passed on by word of mouth since before the folk dance and song revivals of the 1800s.[4][5] Cotswold morris with handkerchiefs A morris dance is a form of English folk dance usually accompanied with music. ...
Every year a Mayor of Ock Street is elected by the inhabitants of Ock Street; he then parades through the town preceded by the famous Horns of Ock St, a symbol of Abingdon's Morris Dance troupe.
The Friends of Abingdon's Unicorn Theatre, housed in the old Abbey buildings, is the site of first productions of many stage adaptations of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, by Stephen Briggs. Abingdon is one of several real-world locales to provide Pratchett with inspiration for Ankh-Morpork, a major city on the Discworld [citation needed]. Terence David John Pratchett OBE (born April 28, 1948, in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England[1]) is an English fantasy author, best known for his Discworld series. ...
Cover of an early edition of The Colour of Magic; art by Josh Kirby Discworld is a comedic fantasy book series by the British author Terry Pratchett set on the Discworld, a flat world balanced on the backs of four elephants which are in turn standing on the back of...
Stephen Briggs is, in his own words, a civil servant who dabbles in amateur dramatics. However, through his drama work, he has become heavily involved with the subsidiary works and merchandise surrounding Terry Pratchetts Discworld. ...
Ankh-Morpork is a fictional city-state which prominently features in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series of fantasy novels. ...
The Discworld is the fictional setting for all of Terry Pratchetts Discworld fantasy novels. ...
Twinned towns Abingdon is twinned with: Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm, Germany Town twinning is a concept whereby towns or cities in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ...
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The Vale of White Horse is a local government district of Oxfordshire in England. ...
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Famous Abingdonians - See also Abbot of Abingdon, Abingdon School and List of notable Old Abingdonians.
- Ælfric of Abingdon, 10th century Archbishop of Canterbury
- Saint Edmund of Abingdon, 13th century Archbishop of Canterbury: He was born in Abingdon, as were his sisters, Saint Alice of Catesby and the Blessed Margaret Rich.
- Stephen of Abingdon, 14th century Lord Mayor of London.
- Sammy Chung, British former football manager.
- Paul Gustafson, author, biologist, naturalist, angler and teacher lives and works in Abingdon and the surrounding area.
- Alain Menu, World Touring Car Championship driver, lives in Abingdon.
- Radiohead, the rock band, who formed when studying at Abingdon School, although they are commonly associated with Oxford, as that is where they played most of their gigs prior to being signed.
- Dorothy Richardson, novelist who was born in Abingdon. She was the first writer to publish an English-language novel using what was to become known as the stream-of-consciousness technique.
- Matthew Taylor, Premiership footballer: He plays for Portsmouth F.C. grew up in the town and attended John Mason School.
- Thomas Tesdale, 16th century local benefactor and eventual founder of Pembroke College, Oxford.
- Dean Whitehead, Football League Championship footballer: He plays for Sunderland A.F.C. and was born in Abingdon.
- Lab 4, a hard dance act.
The following list of Anglo-Saxon Abbots of Abingdon is taken from Kelly (2000). ...
Abingdon School is an independent day and boarding school for boys in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. ...
Old Abingdonians are former pupils of Abingdon School, England // St Edmund Rich (St Edmund of Abingdon) (c. ...
Ælfric (also known as Aelfric of Abingdon or Aelfric of Wessex) (d. ...
As a means of recording the passage of time, the 10th century was that century which lasted from 901 to 1000. ...
The Archbishop of Canterbury is the spiritual leader and senior clergyman of the Church of England, recognized by convention as the head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ...
Edmund Rich, also known as Saint Edmund or Eadmund of Canterbury, was Archbishop of Canterbury in 1234. ...
(12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ...
The Archbishop of Canterbury is the spiritual leader and senior clergyman of the Church of England, recognized by convention as the head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ...
This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ...
Current Lord Mayor of London John Stuttard during the parade on November 11th, 2006 Michael Berry Savory, Previous Lord Mayor (2004–2005) The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the Mayor of the City of London and head of the Corporation of London. ...
Sammy Chung is a former footballer and manager in the English football league. ...
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Switzerlands Alain Menu was one of the most successful Touring Car drivers of the 90s, and has continued to race well into the 2000s. ...
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Radiohead are an English rock band that formed in Oxfordshire in 1986. ...
Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ...
Dorothy Miller Richardson (17 May 1873 - 17 June 1957) was the first writer to publish an English-language novel using what was to become known as the stream-of-consciousness technique. ...
Matthew John Matty Taylor (born November 27, 1981 in Oxford, England) is an English football player. ...
For the Scottish equivalent see Scottish Premier League The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in England and the Barclays English Premier League or just simply The EPL internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system...
Portsmouth Football Club are an English football club based in the south coast city of Portsmouth. ...
John Mason School, or JMS, is a state secondary school in the town of Abingdon, Oxfordshire, in the United Kingdom. ...
Thomas Tesdale (1547-1610) was a maltster, benefactor of the town of Abingdon in the English county of Berkshire (now Oxfordshire) and the primary founding financeer of Pembroke College, Oxford. ...
(15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...
College name Pembroke College Collegium Pembrochianum Named after The Earl of Pembroke Established 1624 Sister College Queens College Master Giles Henderson JCR President Dawn Rennie Undergraduates 408 MCR President Ross Nicolson Graduates 119 College Homepage Boat Club The lodge and the entrance to Pembroke College in Pembroke Square. ...
Dean Whitehead (born January 21, 1982 in Abingdon, Oxfordshire) is a fast developing football midfielder. ...
The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short, the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League. ...
Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional football club, based at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, in North-East England. ...
Lab 4 is a United Kingdom based hard trance act that was formed in 1994 by Adam Newman and Lez Elston. ...
Schools - Abingdon and Witney College: provides further education.
- Abingdon School: private, boys, 11–18. The thirteenth, if not the sixth, oldest school in the country.
- The Consortium: state, mixed, a partnership of schools including Fitzharrys School, Larkmead School, John Mason School. The Consortium also includes Abingdon and Witney College.
- European School, Culham: semi-private multilingual school.
- Our Lady's Convent: private, girls.
- St Helen and St Katharine: private, girls, 9–18.
- The Manor Preparatory School (for girls) is based 2 miles out of Abingdon in the old Shippon Manor House.
- Larkmead: secondary school
- John Mason: secondary school
- Fitzharrys: secondary school
Abingdon School is an independent day and boarding school for boys in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. ...
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The Larkmead School emblem Larkmead School, is a state secondary school located in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England. ...
John Mason School, or JMS, is a state secondary school in the town of Abingdon, Oxfordshire, in the United Kingdom. ...
The European School in Culham, Oxfordshire, is one of 13 European Schools around Europe and the only one in Britain and currently has around 900 Nursery/Primary (4-11 years old) and secondary (11-18 years old) students. ...
The Larkmead School emblem Larkmead School, is a state secondary school located in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England. ...
John Mason School, or JMS, is a state secondary school in the town of Abingdon, Oxfordshire, in the United Kingdom. ...
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References - ^ Abingdon. Royal Berkshire History.
- ^ Traders fear bigger Tesco. Abingdon Herald.
- ^ St. Helen's Church.
- ^ Abingdon Traditional Morris Dancers.
- ^ Mr Hemmings' Traditional Abingdon Morris Dancers. This Is Oxfordshire.
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