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Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Abingdon
  • Abingdon
Blason ville uk Abingdon (Oxfordshire).svg
Coat of arms of Abingdon: Vert a Cross patonce Or between four Crosses pattée Argent
ThamesAtAbingdon.jpg
The River Thames at Abingdon looking towards St. Helen's parish church
Abingdon is located in Oxfordshire
Abingdon
Abingdon
Abingdon shown within Oxfordshire
Area 9.09 km2 (3.51 sq mi)
Population 33,130 (2011 Census)
• Density 3,645/km2 (9,440/sq mi)
OS grid reference SU4997
• London 62.6 miles (100.7 km)
Civil parish
  • Abingdon
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Abingdon
Postcode district OX14
Dialling code 01235
Police Thames Valley
Fire Oxfordshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament
Website Abingdon Town Council
List of places
UK
England
OxfordshireCoordinates: 51°40′01″N 1°16′59″W / 51.667°N 1.283°W / 51.667; -1.283

Abingdon /ˈæbɪŋdən/, also known as Abingdon on Thames or Abingdon-on-Thames, is a market town and civil parish in England. Historically the county town of Berkshire, since 1974 it has been the seat of the Vale of White Horse district in the administrative county of Oxfordshire.

The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 33,130. This is 2,504 more than in the 2001 Census total of 30,626, and represents just over 8% growth in the population.

Abingdon is 6 miles (10 km) south of Oxford, 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Witney and 19 miles (31 km) north of Newbury in the flat valley of the Thames on its west (right) bank, where the small river Ock flows in from the Vale of White Horse. It is on the A415 between Witney and Dorchester, adjacent to the A34 trunk road, linking it with the M4 and M40 motorways. The B4017 and A4183 also link the town, both being part of the old A34 and often heavily congested.


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