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Churches and Chapels
- www.church-in-abingdon.org.uk
Abbey Baptist Church
Checker Walk. Sunday Meetings: 10.30 am & 6.30 pm. Contact:
t. 01235 530411
Abbey Centre, Audlett Drive. Contact: 01235 520144
Abingdon Christian Spiritualist Church
Services held in Fitzharry’s Common Room, Wootton Road. Sunday
Service: 6.15 pm
All Saints Methodist Church Appleford Drive. Contact: t. 01235 521868
Sunday Services: 10.30 am (Morning Worship and Junior Church) &
6.30 pm
Abingdon Baptist Church Baptist Church, Ock Street.
Sunday Service: 10.30 am & 6.30 pm. Contact secretary on t.
01235 206127
Abingdon Community Church Services held in Thameside School, Cotman
Close, Abingdon. Sunday Service: 10.30 am. Contact t. 01235 521622
Catholic Church of Our Lady and Saint Edmund
(Roman Catholic) Edmund of Abingdon, Radley Road.
Sunday Mass: 8.00 am; 9.30 am; 11.00 am; 7.00 pm. Contact t. 01235
520375
Christ Church (Church of England) Northcourt Road.
Sunday Services: 9.30 am & 11.15 am (Morning Worship); 6.30pm
(Evening Worship); Communion 4th Sunday of each month. Contact:
t. 01235 539172
Christ Church on Long Furlong (Church of England) Boulter Drive,
Abingdon
Sunday Services: 10.00 am Morning Worship. Thursday: 10.30 am Singing
Circle for pre-school children and parents. Contact: t. 01235 539172
Dalton Barracks RC Chapel Faringdon Road, Shippon. Contact: t. 01865
770910
Church of St Michael and All Angels (Church of England) Park Road.
Sunday Services:10.30 am. 6.30 pm Contact: t. 01235 520297
Parish Church of St. Helen (Church of England) West St. Helen Street.
Sunday Services: 8.00 am at here or at St Nicolas10.00 am; 6.30
pm.
Weekdays: Morning Prayer 9.00 am, Evening Prayer 5.30 pm
Holy Communion: Mondays 7.15 pm, Wednesdays 10.30 am Fridays 12.15
pm.
Contact t. 01235 520144
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Abbey Centre, Audlett Drive.
Meeting for Worship: Sunday 10.15 am. Contact t. 01235 520708
Saint Mary Magdalene (Church of England) Barrow Road, Shippon.
Sunday Services: 10.30 am (Holy Communion at 9.00 am on 4th Sunday)
Church of St. Nicolas (Church of England) Market Place.
Sunday Services: 8.00 am see Parish Church of St Helen 11.00 am
(1st Sunday of each month Morning Prayer, 3rd Sunday Family Service
and 2nd & 4th Sundays Family Communion with Junior Church).
Programme of Wednesday lunchtime and Sunday afternoon events. Contact
t. 01235 520297
The Peachcroft Christian Centre (Ecumenical) Lindsay Drive, Peachcroft.
Sunday Services: 10.00 am. Contact t. 01235 530227 or 554234
The Salvation Army West St. Helen Street.
Sunday Services: 10.00 am (4.00 pm 2nd Sunday in the month). Contact
t. 01235 523568
Trinity Church (Methodist and United Reformed) Conduit Road.
Sunday Services: 10.30 am (Family Worship and Junior Church) &
6.30 pm.
Contact t. 01235 520282
Other Faiths. Further details for other religious faith meetings
can be found on Abingdon Town Council website www.abingdon.gov.uk,
or by calling into the Abingdon Information Centre, Abingdon Town
Council, Abbey Close, Abingdon 01235 522711.
Muslim prayer meetings and celebrations are normally held in the
Guildhall, Abingdon.
Baha’i Meetings - www.ethelwoldhouse.org.uk
Citizens’ Advice Bureau
Situated in Old Abbey House (next to the Abingdon Town Council Office)
t. 01235 521894 for free advice. e. Abingdon-cab@dial.pipex.com
Office Hours: Mon, Wed & Fri 10.00 am-4.00 pm
Tues 10am-1pm. Open on some Thursdays (check in advance).
Clubs and Societies
There are many interests served by clubs meeting in the town including
sailing, rowing, history, archaeology, orchestral music, model railways,
Morris dancing, bridge, football, squash, badminton, aerobics, martial
arts, photography, tennis, bowls and many others.
Further information may be obtained from the Abingdon Information
Centre, Abingdon Town Council, Old Abbey House, Abbey Close. t.
01235 522711
f. 01235 533112 or by visiting the Town Council’s website
www.abingdon.gov.uk.
Coat of Arms
Abingdon has as its badge a green heraldic shield bearing a large
central gold cross (derived from the Arms of the Fraternity of the
Holy Cross, a medieval charitable guild in the Parish Church of
Saint Helen) and four smaller silver crosses, one in each quarter
(which take their colour from the silver cross on the original Abbey
arms, although their shape suggests another link with the Fraternity
of the Holy Cross). The motto “Faith and Industry” was
chosen by Alderman Barber in 1958 when Abingdon received its coat
of arms from the College of Arms.
Dalton Barracks
Dalton Barracks which is home to the Royal Logistic Corps (RLC).
In 2006 the 3rd and 4th Support Regiments of the RLC were made a
Freeman of the Town of Abingdon. The site is the former Abingdon
RAF base.
Education
Primary Schools
Caldecott County Primary School, Caldecott Road. t. 01235 523132
Carswell Community Primary School, Bostock Road. t. 01235 521578
Dunmore Primary School, Northcourt Road. t. 01235 520550
Long Furlong Primary & Nursery School, Boulter Drive, Abingdon.
T. 01235 532358
Rush Common County Primary School, Hendred Way. t. 01235 533583
St. Edmund’s RC Primary School, Radley Road. t. 01235 521558
St Nicolas CE Primary School, Boxhill Walk. t. 01235 520456
Thameside Primary & Nursery School, Cotman Close. t. 01235 527600
Thomas Reade County Primary, Radley Road. t. 01235 554795
Secondary Schools with 6th Forms
Fitzharry’s School, Northcourt Road. t. 01235 520698
John Mason School, Wootton Road. t. 01235 524664
Larkmead School, Faringdon Road. t. 01235 520141
Special Schools
Kingfisher School, Radley Road. t. 01235 555512
Independent Schools
Abingdon School, Park Road. t. 01235 521563
Boarding and Day School for Boys aged 11 to 18 years
Preparatory School - Josca’s House, Kingston Road, Frilford,
Abingdon. tel: 01865 391570
Our Lady’s Convent School, Radley Road. (Co-Educational)
t. 01235 524658 (senior) t.01235 523147 (junior). Day school for
girls & Boys aged 41⁄2 years to 18 years - see details
below: Boys & Girls from 41⁄2 to 11 years.
From September 2009, Our Lady's will accept boys and girls into
Year 7 and the Lower Sixth, and will be fully co-educational by
September 2013. The key dates are outlined below:
2009 First co-educational intake into Year 7 & LVI. 2011 Addition
of boys in Year 9.
2013 School becomes fully co-educational
Radley College, Radley. t. 01235 543000. Boarding School for Boys
aged 11 to 18 years
The European School, Culham. t. 01235 522621
Nursery, Primary and Secondary School, intended largely for children
of personnel of institutions of the European Community.
The Manor Preparatory School, Faringdon Road. t. 01235 523789
Day School for girls aged 3 to 11 years and boys aged 3 to 7 years.
The School of Saint Helen and Saint Katharine, Faringdon Road. t.
01235 520173
Boarding and Day School for Girls aged 9 to 18 years.
Adult Education Centre
Cotman Close, Abingdon. t 01235 535781
Colleges (Post-16)
Abingdon and Witney College, Northcourt Road. t. 01235 555585
Pre-Schools There are many thriving pre-school groups in the town.
For further information contact the Oxfordshire Children’s
Information Service. t. 01993 886933
Children’s Centres
South Abingdon Children’s Centre, Caldecott Road, Abingdon.
t. 01235 555524
North Abingdon Children’s Centre, Dunmore Infant School, Northcourt
Road, Abingdon. t. 01235 520543
Health Services
Abingdon Community Hospital, Marcham Road. t. 01235 205700 includes
Minor Injuries Unit (open daily from 10.00 am - 10.30 pm) t. 01235
208730
For major emergencies use John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way,
Headington, Oxford.
t. 01865 741166
Health Centres
Malthouse Surgery, The Charter. t. 0844 4773300
Long Furlong Medical Centre t. 01235 522379
The Family Health Centre, Marcham Road. t. 01235 522602
The Abingdon Surgery, 65 Stert Street. t. 01235 523126
Library
Located in the Charter and run by Oxfordshire County Council, the
library offers lending and reference facilities for adults and children
plus internet, photocopying and fax services. Opening Hours: Mon,
Tues, Wed & Fri 9.00 am-7.00 pm. Thurs 9am-1pm. Sat 9.00 am
- 4.30 pm. t. 01235 520374
Local Government
Abingdon Town Council, Old Abbey House, Abbey Close. t. 01235 522642
Office Hours: 9.00 am-5.00 pm. Town Clerk: Mr Nigel Warner. Deputy
Town Clerk: Mrs Sandra Hill
Vale of White Horse District Council Abbey House, Abbey Close. t.
01235 520202
Office Hours: 8.45am-5pm Chief Executive: Mr David Buckle
Oxfordshire County Council, County Hall, Oxford. t. 01865 792422
Chief Executive: Mrs Joanna Simons
Thames Valley Police
Abingdon Police Station, Colwell Drive. t. 0845 8 505 505
Abingdon Fire Station
Ock Street. t. 01235 523822
Abingdon Jobcentre Plus
38-44 Stert Street. t. 01235 703000
Museum
County Hall Museum, Abingdon. Open every day 10.30 am - 4.pm - Free
Admission.
Children & Families Activities during school holidays - Free.
(Contact museum for details of Christmas/Bank Holiday opening and
holiday activities)
t. 01235 523703 www.abingdonmuseum.org.uk
Newspapers
Media Abingdon Herald. Published weekly on Thursdays.
t. 01235 813542. Part of the Newsquest Oxfordshire Group.
Oxford Mail. Daily evening publication (Mon-Sat) t. 01865 425262
The Courier. Published weekly by Milestone Group plc (Oxford) Group.
t. 01235 547800
Parking Facilities
Pay and Display car parks
• Multi-storey car park. Off Stert Street • Off West
St Helen Street • Rye Farm & Hales Meadow (beyond Abingdon
Bridge) • Civic & Cattle Market Car Parks, Abbey Close
• Thames View (off Audlett Drive)
Town Centre on-street pay & display
• East and West St. Helen Street, Bridge Street, Thames Street
and Withington Court.
Parks and Gardens
Abingdon has several beautiful parks. Albert Park, 300 yards north
of Ock Street, is a 19th century formal garden surrounding a statue
of the Prince Consort. The park includes a bowling green, The Abbey
Meadow, by the river, is a wide expanse of open natural parkland
with riverside walks as far as Abingdon Lock, it also hosts tennis
courts, children’s play equipment, pitch and putt, children’s
water play area and an open air heated swimming pool. Nag’s
Head Island is a small tranquil garden, beautifully planted, where
one may sit and watch the ever-changing river scene. Walkers can
enjoy the Thames Footpath, which runs along side the river from
Abingdon to Radley, and cyclists can now follow Route 5 of the Sustrans
cycle network through Abingdon.
Recycling facilities
may be found at:
Boundary House, Abingdon Road.
The Magic Midget, Preston Road.
Peachcroft Shopping Centre, Peachcroft Road.
Tesco Store, Marcham Road.
Population
30,626 (Census, 2001)
Post Offices
The Post Office is based with in the Co-Op Store in West Helen Street,
Abingdon,
Opening Hours: Monday - Saturday 9.00 am - 5.30 pm
Budgens, Northcourt Road, Abingdon.
Trains and Buses
Nearby Didcot and Oxford are served by main line trains with fast
and frequent services to Paddington and Wales. There are regular
coach services to London, Heathrow and Gatwick from Oxford, and
local bus services link Abingdon with Oxford, Didcot, Wantage, Wallingford,
Witney and other local towns and villages.
Visitor and Community Information
Abingdon Information Centre, Abingdon Town Council, The Old Abbey
House, Abbey Close, Abingdon. OX14 3JD
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9.00 am - 5.00 pm.
Saturday - June to September10.00 am - 4.00 pm.
Saturday - October to May10.00 am - 3.00 pm. t: 01235 522711
Youth Services/Centres
The Net, Abingdon Youth and Community Centre, Stratton Way. Contact
t. 01235 521469
Abingdon Bridge, Bridge Street. Contact t. 01235 522375
Trinity Hall Youth Fellowship, Conduit Road
Hadland Road Centre, Hadland Road - 01235 535938
Oxfordshire County Council Youth Service t. 01865 815166
Community Centres
Preston Road Community Centre
t: 01235 526392
Northcourt Centre t: 01235 524706
Long Furlong Community Centre
t: 07976 262265
Hadland Road Community Centre
t: 01235 535938
Peachcroft Community Centre
t: 01235 555808
Guildhall t: 01235 524085
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