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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 [2] on the River Thames in the Vale of the White Horse district of Oxfordshire, England.

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2. www.britannica.com › place › Abingdon-on-ThamesAbingdon-on-Thames | River Thames, Historic Town, Oxfordshire

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   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.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Abingdon_AbbeyAbingdon Abbey - Wikipedia

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   Abingdon Abbey (formally Abbey of Saint Mary) was a Benedictine monastery in Abingdon-on-Thames in the modern county of Oxfordshire in the United Kingdom. [1] Situated near to the River Thames , it was founded in c. 675 AD and was dedicated to Mary, mother of Jesus . [ 2 ]

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   Abingdon-on-Thames, commonly known as Abingdon, is a historic market town and civil parish in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire, England, on the River Thames. Historically the county town of Berkshire, Abingdon has been administered since 1974 by the Vale of White Horse district within Oxfordshire.

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   Abingdon is a town in England. It is in the Thames Valley in southern England, 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south of Oxford. It is the seat (place of the government) of the Vale of White Horse district in Oxfordshire. Abingdon was once the county town of Berkshire.

6. www.experienceoxfordshire.org › places-to-go › abingdonAbingdon-on-Thames | Experience Oxfordshire

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   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.

7. www.abingdon.gov.uk › discover-abingdon › abingdon-storyThe story of Abingdon – Abingdon on Thames Town Council

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   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...

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   When did Abingdon change its name to -on-Thames?

   • Having been known simply as Abingdon following an administrative reorganization in 1974 that shifted the town from Berkshire to Oxfordshire, the town chose to officially readopt its -on-Thames suffix in 2011 (district approval came in 2012).

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   Is Abingdon Britain's oldest occupied town?

   • Abingdon was once the county town of Berkshire. It is one of several places which claim to be Britain's oldest occupied town. Abingdon is at a place where people were able to easily cross the Thames.

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   Is Abingdon a borough?

   • The town was sometimes historically called "Abingdon-on-Thames", but the official name of the borough (as given in statutes from the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 to the Local Government Act 1972 and all intervening Ordnance Survey maps) was simply "Abingdon".

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   What was Abingdon known for?

   • Abingdon was set to prosper and in the ensuing centuries the town grew steadily, with a thriving mixed economy that included the river barge trade, bookmaking and printing, markets, leather manufacture, malting, brewing and, it would seem from the records, a vast number of pubs!

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