Abingdon, England
Abingdon-on-Roundabouts
"Britain's Oldest Town, Now With Traffic Cones Since Time Immemorial"
Official Coat of Arms
A shield bearing the seventeenth-century County Hall rampant, flanked by two weary commuters clutching Waitrose bags, beneath a banner reading 'Oldest Town, Longest Queue for the Bridge'. The crest features the River Thames, depicted mid-swan-related-incident.
TripAdvisor Review
★★★☆☆ 3/5
"Visited the Abbey ruins and the lovely Thames path, genuinely charming stuff, but then spent forty minutes trying to park near the county hall museum. The market place is pretty in a chocolate-box way and the pubs by the bridge are solid, but this town has clearly decided that visitors should earn their pint. Also MBDA and the science park mean you'll be sharing the bypass with an awful lot of engineers at 5pm."— Gary Thistlewood, Didcot
Property Listing
Nestled where the Thames gently loops past a genuinely stunning seventeenth-century County Hall, this historic market town offers character, charm, and unrivalled proximity to Oxford's traffic without Oxford's price tag. Perfect for buyers who want 'ancient market town' vibes with a side of 'ten minutes to the Science Park roundabout'.
Twinned With
Bicester Village — Both towns have accepted their fate as places people drive through en route to somewhere with a car park that actually has spaces.
Supporting Evidence
Abingdon is frequently cited as one of the oldest continuously occupied towns in England, tracing its roots back over 1,400 years, which is at least 1,390 years longer than its one-way system has made sense.