Abingdon
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Abingdon may refer to the following places:
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In Australia :
- Abingdon, Queensland, a place in Northern QueenslandQueenslandQueensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
In Britain:
- Abingdon, OxfordshireAbingdon, OxfordshireAbingdon or archaically Abingdon-on-Thames is a market town and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England. It is the seat of the Vale of White Horse district. Previously the county town of Berkshire, Abingdon is one of several places that claim to be Britain's oldest continuously occupied town, with...
- Abingdon SchoolAbingdon SchoolAbingdon School is a British day and boarding independent school for boys situated in Abingdon, Oxfordshire , previously known as Roysse's School. In 1998 a formal merger took place between Abingdon School and Josca's, a preparatory school four miles to the west at Frilford...
- Abingdon AbbeyAbingdon AbbeyAbingdon Abbey was a Benedictine monastery also known as St Mary's Abbey located in Abingdon, historically in the county of Berkshire but now in Oxfordshire, England.-History:...
- Abingdon LockAbingdon LockAbingdon Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England, less than 1 mile east and upstream of Abingdon, Oxfordshire on the opposite bank of the river...
- Abingdon BridgeAbingdon BridgeAbingdon Bridge consists of a pair of bridges across the River Thames at the town of Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England. It carries the A415 road from Abingdon to Dorchester, Oxfordshire – and crosses the Thames on the reach above Culham Lock, just below Abingdon Lock.The bridge is actually two...
- Abingdon Air & Country ShowAbingdon Air & Country ShowThe Abingdon Air & Country Show is an annual air display staged in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. The show takes place at the semi-active Abingdon Airfield, the former RAF Abingdon now operated by the British Army as Dalton Barracks....
- Abingdon and Witney CollegeAbingdon and Witney CollegeAbingdon and Witney College is a further education college based in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England. It was formed in 2001 after the mergers of Abingdon College and West Oxfordshire College and offers teaching and training to young people, adults and businesses. It has campuses in Abingdon, Witney...
- Abingdon (UK Parliament constituency)Abingdon (UK Parliament constituency)Abingdon was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom , electing one Member of Parliament from 1558 until 1983...
- Abingdon School
In Canada:
- Abingdon, Ontario
In the United States:
- Abingdon, IowaAbingdon, IowaAbingdon is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Iowa, United States. It is located at the intersection of County Road H33 and Cedar Avenue, near the west edge of Jefferson County, at 41.082036N, -92.138772W.-History:...
- Abingdon, IllinoisAbingdon, IllinoisAbingdon is a city in Knox County, Illinois, 50 miles west of Peoria. It is part of the Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city was first settled in 1828 and was incorporated in 1857. In 1894, the patent for the common spring-loaded mousetrap was given to William Hooker of Abingdon,...
- Abingdon, MarylandAbingdon, MarylandAbingdon is an unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland, United States. It lies 25 miles northeast of Baltimore, near the Bush River.- History :Abingdon was named after Abingdon, England....
- Abingdon, North Carolina
- Abingdon, South Carolina
- Abingdon, VirginiaAbingdon, VirginiaAbingdon is a town in Washington County, Virginia, USA, 133 miles southwest of Roanoke. The population was 8,191 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Washington County and is a designated Virginia Historic Landmark...
- USS Abingdon (PC-1237)USS Abingdon (PC-1237)USS Abingdon was a PC-461 class coastal patrol ship in the service of the United States Navy, named after the city of Abingdon, Virginia....
- USS Abingdon (PC-1237)
In the Galapagos Islands:
- Pinta IslandPinta IslandPinta Island is an island located in the Galapagos Islands group, Ecuador. It has an area of 60 km² and a maximum altitude of 777 meters....
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- Abingdon (1902 automobile)Abingdon (1902 automobile)The Abingdon, built in 1902 and 1903, was an English automobile made by John Child Meredith of Birmingham, who normally manufactured ignition equipment and accessories....
- Abingdon (1922 automobile)Abingdon (1922 automobile)The Abingdon was an English assembled car built in small numbers in 1922 and 1923 in a factory in Tyseley, Birmingham. It used an 11-9hp 1490 cc 4 cylinder Dorman engine and a 3 speed gearbox. Only 12 were made...
- Abingdon PressAbingdon PressAbingdon Press is the book publishing arm of the United Methodist Publishing House which publishes sheet music, ministerial resources, Bible-study aids, and other items, often with a focus on Methodism and Methodists. Abingdon Press was begun in the early 1900s by The Methodist Church, and is...
, publishing house of the United Methodist Church - Abingdon Boys SchoolAbingdon boys schoolAbingdon Boys School, stylized as abingdon boys school and abbreviated as a.b.s, is a Japanese rock band fronted by Takanori Nishikawa....
, Japanese music band - Abingdon (plantation)Abingdon (plantation)Abingdon was an 18th- and 19th-century plantation that the prominent Alexander, Custis, Stuart, and Hunter families owned. The plantation's site is now located in Arlington County in the U.S...
- The Earl of AbingdonEarl of AbingdonEarl of Abingdon is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created on 30 November 1682 for James Bertie, 5th Baron Norreys of Rycote. He was the eldest son of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey by his second marriage to Bridget, 4th Baroness Norreys de Rycote, and the younger half-brother of...