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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Abingdon, mun. bor., Abingdon St Helen and Abingdon St Nicholas pars., Berks, and Culham par., Oxfordshire, on river Thames, 6 miles S. of Oxford and 60¼ miles W. of London by rail -- mun. bor., 300 ac., pop. 5684; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day, Monday. In 680 it became the seat of a monastery, and in 1645 Lord Essex herd the town successfully against Charles I. It has mfrs. of woollens, carpets, and sacking; and there are cattle and corn markets. The grammar-school is endowed. The bor. returned 1 member to Parliament until 1885.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "municipal borough" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Abingdon CP Berkshire AncC |
| Place: | Abingdon |
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