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Abingdon Bridge – Abingdon Lock and Weir loop from St. Helen Without

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Abingdon Bridge – Abingdon Lock and Weir loop from St. Helen Without

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Abingdon Bridge – Abingdon Lock and Weir loop from St. Helen Without

02:02

8.02km

10m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 8, 2026

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1.40 km

Ock Valley River Walk

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The Ock Valley River Walk is a green belt and footpath that stretches from the centre of Abingdon to the outskirts of town. It's the perfect place to escape into nature and get some fresh air.

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2.53 km

Abingdon County Hall has dominated the Market Place, in the heart of Abingdon, since the late 17th century.

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Constructed between 1678 and 1682, the old town hall has the typical combination for the period of a market space sheltering under a courtroom. Examples of this type of building that are earlier in date survive elsewhere as timber-framed free-standing town halls.

Abingdon gains architectural distinction, however, from being built in Oxfordshire limestone; it is a monumental presence despite its compact site.

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Sir Christopher Wren is the most celebrated architect of this period working in this idiom, and in the 1670s he was busy on the designs for rebuilding St Paul’s Cathedral. It has been suggested that Abingdon County Hall was one of his designs, and it was certainly constructed by two men he respected and worked with closely: Christopher Kempster, master mason, and John Scarborough, clerk of works.

Cit. english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/abingdon-county-hall-museum/history

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Abingdon Market Place

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"[...] In the 13th and 14th centuries, Abingdon was a flourishing agricultural centre with an extensive trade in wool and a famous weaving and clothing manufacturing industry. The abbot seems to have held a market from very early times and charters for the holding of markets and fairs were granted by various sovereigns, from Edward I to George II. In 1337 there was a famous riot in protest at the Abbot's control of this market in which several of the monks were killed.

After the abbey's dissolution in 1538, the town sank into decay and, in 1556, upon receiving a representation of its pitiable condition, Mary I granted a charter establishing a mayor, [...], the mayor to be clerk of the market [...]"

Cit. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abingdon-on-Thames

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