Abingdon

E38286

civil parish market town town

Abingdon is a historic market town in Oxfordshire, England, often claimed to be one of the oldest continuously inhabited towns in the country.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Abingdon-on-Thames	6
Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England	1
municipal borough of Abingdon	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil parish ⓘ market town ⓘ town ⓘ
ceremonialCounty	Oxfordshire ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
distanceToOxford	about 6 miles south ⓘ
governedBy	Vale of White Horse ⓘ surface form: Vale of White Horse District Council
hasAnnualEvent	Abingdon Bun Throwing (on special royal occasions) ⓘ Abingdon Michaelmas Fair ⓘ Abingdon Runaway Fair ⓘ
hasCategory	Populated places on the River Thames ⓘ Towns in Oxfordshire ⓘ
hasDialCode	01235 ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution	Abingdon School ⓘ Fitzharrys School ⓘ John Mason School ⓘ Our Lady’s Abingdon ⓘ
hasFeature	bridge over the River Thames ⓘ historic town centre ⓘ market place ⓘ
hasLandmark	Abingdon Bridge ⓘ Abingdon County Hall Museum ⓘ St Helen’s Church ⓘ St Nicolas’ Church ⓘ remains of Abingdon Abbey ⓘ
hasMarketCharter	yes ⓘ
hasModernRole	commuter town for Oxford ⓘ
hasPostcodeArea	OX ⓘ
hasPostTown	Abingdon self-link ⓘ
hasTraditionalIndustry	brewing ⓘ clothing manufacture ⓘ milling ⓘ
hasTwinTown	Argentan ⓘ Sint-Niklaas ⓘ
historicalSignificance	important medieval abbey town ⓘ
historicCounty	Berkshire ⓘ
isClaimedAs	one of the oldest continuously inhabited towns in England ⓘ
lieutenancyArea	Oxfordshire ⓘ
locatedIn	England ⓘ Oxfordshire ⓘ South East England ⓘ
locatedNear	Oxford ⓘ
locatedOnRiver	Thames ⓘ surface form: River Thames
OSGridReference	SU4997 ⓘ
parliamentaryConstituency	Wantage ⓘ
region	South East England ⓘ
transportLink	A34 road nearby ⓘ
twinTownCountry	Belgium ⓘ France ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oxfordshire → contains → Abingdon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abingdon-on-Thames

Vale of White Horse → containsSettlement → Abingdon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abingdon-on-Thames

Vale of White Horse → formedFrom → Abingdon ⓘ

this entity surface form: municipal borough of Abingdon

Radiohead → formedIn → Abingdon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England

MG → formerHeadquartersLocation → Abingdon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abingdon-on-Thames

Vale of White Horse → hasAdministrativeCentre → Abingdon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abingdon-on-Thames

Sutton Courtenay, Berkshire, England → hasNearbyTown → Abingdon ⓘ

subject surface form: Sutton Courtenay

this entity surface form: Abingdon-on-Thames

Abingdon → hasPostTown → Abingdon self-link ⓘ

OX → hasPostTown → Abingdon ⓘ

Sutton Courtenay, Berkshire, England → liesSouthOf → Abingdon ⓘ

subject surface form: Sutton Courtenay

Sutton Courtenay, Berkshire, England → locatedNear → Abingdon ⓘ

subject surface form: Sutton Courtenay

Didcot → near → Abingdon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abingdon-on-Thames

Sutton Courtenay, Berkshire, England → postalTown → Abingdon ⓘ

subject surface form: Sutton Courtenay