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Churches and Chapels
Abbey Baptist Church
Checker Walk. Sunday Meetings: 10.30 am & 6.30 pm. Contact:
t. 01235 530411
Abingdon Christian Spiritualist Church
Services held in Fitzharry’s Common Room, Wootton Road.
Sunday Service: 6.15 pm
 All
Saints Methodist Church
Appleford Drive.
Sunday Services: 10.30 am (Morning Worship and Junior Church) &
6.30 pm Contact: t. 01235 521868
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 John Mason School Hall, Wootton Road, 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
Northcourt Road. (Church of England)
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
Sunday Services: 10am 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: 9.30 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; 10.00 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)
St. Nicolas’ Church
(Church of England) Market Place.
Sunday Services: 8.00 am Holy Communion, 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 & 4.30 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
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. Closed on Thursday
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
The army moved into the old RAF base at the beginning of 1993. They
renamed the base as ‘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.
Education
Primary Schools
Caldecott County Primary School, Caldecott Road.
t. 01235 523132
Carswell Community Primary School, Bostock Road.
t. 01235 521578
Dunmore Infants & Nursery School, Northcourt
Road. t. 01235 520543
Dunmore Junior 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.
Our Lady’s Convent School, Radley Road.
t. 01235 524658 (senior) t.01235 523147 (junior)
Day school for girls aged 41⁄2 years to 18 years;
day preparatory school for boys' aged 41⁄2 years to 11 years.
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.
Colleges
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 Cultural
Services, 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 NE
Warner
Vale of White Horse District Council
Abbey House, Abbey Close. t. 01235 520202
Office Hours: 8.45am-5pm Chief Executive: Mr T Stock
Oxfordshire County Council, County Hall, Oxford.
t. 01865 792422 Chief Executive: Mrs J. Simons
Abingdon Police Station, Colwell Drive. t. 0845 8 505 505
Abingdon Fire Station, Ock Street. t. 01235 523822
Abingdon Job Centre, 38-44 Stert Street. t. 01235 703000
Museum
Abingdon, County Hall, Abingdon.
Open every day 10.30 am – 4.pm.
(Contact museum for details of Christmas/Bank Holiday opening) t.
01235 523703
Newspapers
Media Abingdon Herald. Published weekly on Thursdays.
Abingdon reporter (Gordon Rogers) 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
Central Television, Unit 9, Windrush Court, Abingdon. T. 01235 554123
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. 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
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
General Post Office, High Street
Opening Hours: Monday – Saturday 9.00 am – 5.30 pm
There are Sub post offices throughout the town.
Trains and Buses
Nearby Didcot and Oxford are served by main line trains with fast
and frequent services to Paddington in under an hour. Long distance
coaches to the West Country stop in Abingdon. There are regular
coach services to London, Heathrow and Gatwick from Oxford, and
local bus services link Abingdon with Oxford, Didcot, Wantage, Wallingford
and other local towns and villages.
Visitor and Community Information
Abingdon Information Centre, The Old Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon.
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 – 01235 526392
Northcourt Centre – 01235 524706
Long Furlong Community Centre – 07976 262265
Hadland Road Community Centre – 01235 535938
Peachcroft Community Centre – 01235 555808
Guildhall – 01235 524085
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Introducing Abingdon
