Abingdon [1] [2] [3] ( Eng. Abingdon , also Abingdon-on-Thames ) is a city in the county of Oxfordshire in Great Britain , the administrative center of the Vail of White Horse region . Abingdon claims to be considered the oldest settlement in what is now Britain [4] .
| City | |
| Abingdon | |
|---|---|
| English Abingdon | |
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| A country |  Great Britain |
| County | Oxfordshire |
| Area | Vale of white horse |
| History and Geography | |
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| Timezone | UTC + 0 , in summer UTC + 1 |
| Population | |
| Population | 36 626 people ( 2001 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +44 1235 |
| Postcode | OX14 |
| abingdon.gov.uk | |
Geography
The city of Abingdon is located in southeastern England, in the county of Oxfordshire , on the River Thames , 9 kilometers south of Oxford and 8 kilometers north of Didcot . The city is the center of Vale of White Horse County. The population of Abingdon is 36.626 people (as of 2001).
History
Abingdon is one of the oldest settlements in the UK. Its foundation dates back to about the 4th millennium BC. e., back to the time of the Iron Age in England. Abingdon also houses the second oldest monastery in England (after Glastonbury ), founded in 166 . In 1084, the English king William the Conqueror celebrated Easter holidays in this monastery, and his son, King Henry I , was brought up here.
In the Middle Ages, Abingdon was an important center for the sale of wool and fabrics. In the XIX century, the city fell into decay, since there were no railway lines. In 1929-1980, a British cars brand MG Cars was operating in Abingdon.
Until 1974, Abingdon was part of the county of Berkshire (now defunct).
Edmund Rich (archbishop of Canterbury and the Catholic saint) and Baron Charles Abbott (English politician of the 18th-19th centuries) were born in Abingdon.
Abingdon's main attraction is the Abingdon County Hall Museum in a 17th-century historic building. (opened in 1919).
Partner Cities
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Famous Natives and Residents
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Notes
- ↑ Great Britain. Ireland: General Map / Comp. and preparation. to the ed. PKO "Cartography" in 1996; Art. ed. L. N. Kolosova; ed. G.A. Skachkova, N.N. Ryumin. - Rev. in 2007 Omsk cartograph. foy. - 1: 1,500,000, 15 km per 1 cm. - M.: Roskartografiya, 1996; Omsk: cartograph. f-ka, 2007 .-- ISBN 978-5-9523-0198-6 . - 2,000 copies.
- ↑ England and Wales // Atlas of the World / comp. and preparation. to the ed. PKO "Cartography" in 1999; open Ed .: T.G. Novikova , T.M. Vorobyova . - 3rd ed., Eras., Fr. in 2002 with diaposes. 1999 - M .: Roskartografiya, 2002. - S. 64-65. - ISBN 5-85120-055-3 .
- ↑ Abingdon // Dictionary of geographical names of foreign countries / resp. ed. A.M. Komkov . - 3rd ed., Revised. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1986.- S. 7.
- ↑ Royal Berkshire History (essay).