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Abingdon-on-Thames (/ ˈ æ b ɪ ŋ d ən / AB-ing-dən), commonly known as Abingdon, is a historic market town and civil parish on the River Thames in the Vale of the White Horse district of Oxfordshire, England.
- Abingdon Abbey. Abingdon is named for its abbey, founded in the 7th century by one of the Kings of the West Saxons. The abbey held real importance in its first centuries as it was endowed by a line of Anglo-Saxon kings, but was wrecked by the Danes in the 9th century and sequestrated by Alfred the Great shortly after because he defeated the Danes, and didn’t feel that he was properly rewarded by the monks for his efforts!
- Abbey Meadow. Bounded by the Thames to the south, Abbey Meadow is an endearing park starting at the end of the Abbey Close. You can visit for a riverside walk (dodging the geese!)
- Abingdon County Hall Museum. The arcaded County Hall on the south side of the Town Square is a Baroque wonder, completed in 1682 and designed by a student of Christopher Wren, Christopher Kempster, who worked on St Paul’s Cathedral.
- St Helen’s Church. From the Thames, the spire of the Grade I St Helen’s Church is the main feature of Abingdon’s silhouette. The earliest portions of the building are 12th and 13th century, even if the church’s origins are known to go back as far as the 7th century.
Jul 19, 2024 · Abingdon-on-Thames, town (parish), Vale of White Horse district, administrative county of Oxfordshire, historic county of Berkshire, south-central England. It lies south of Oxford at the confluence of the Rivers Thames and Ock. The town was founded by the Saxons and grew up around a Benedictine.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Abingdon–on–Thames, a quaint, bustling market town nestled on the river Thames just waiting to be explored, 6 miles south of Oxford. Steeped in history and dating back to the Saxon era, Abingdon-On-Thames is a rare gem.
Located 6 miles south of Oxford, Abingdon-on-Thames is a quaint, bustling market town nestled on the river Thames just waiting to be explored. Steeped in history and dating back to the Saxon era, Abingdon-On-Thames is a rare gem.
- Oxfordshire
Abingdon is located on the banks of the River Thames some 7 miles south of Oxford. The town boasts the title of the oldest continuously inhabited town in Britain. There has been a habitation in the area since at least the stone age, but the earliest settlement of any note did not occur until the early post-Roman era.
Abingdon-on-Thames has a strong claim to be England’s oldest town. Archaeological digs have shown that this was one of the earliest areas in which our hunter-gatherer ancestors first began to...
