Abingdon
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Abingdon [1] is in Oxfordshire on the River Thames about 7 miles south of Oxford.
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[edit] Understand
Abingdon was the county town of Berkshire until 1870, and became part of Oxfordshire when local government was re-organised in 1974. It is a busy market town with a good choice of shops, pubs and restaurants. It was the home of MG motor cars which used to be built at the MG Works, which is now a business center. And that's just about all there is to say about this place, aside perhaps its attractive County Hall, sadly now facing a dismal 60's shopping centre adjacent to a multistorey car park. Even Jerome K Jerome in his book Three Men in a Boat described Abingdon as a 'dull market town'.
[edit] Get in
- By rail to Oxford, then by road.
- By Salter's Steamers which sail daily from Folly Bridge in Oxford from May to September.
[edit] Get around
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- Crown & Thistle Hotel, Bridge Street, Tel: 01235 522556
- Four Pillars Hotel Marcham Road, Tel: 01235 553456, abingdon@four-pillars.co.uk [2]
[edit] Get out
- Sutton Courtney, about 5 miles south of Abingdon, where the author George Orwell (Eric Blair) is buried.