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a Abbey in the town of Abingdon, in the county of Oxfordshire

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About Abingdon Abbey

Abingdon Abbey was founded in 675 and demolished following Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries. During the life of the abbey it rose to become powerful and important, particularly as a seat of learning. William the Conqueror celebrated Easter at the abbey in 1084, afterwards he sent his son who later became Henry I to be educated there. At the time it was demolished, Abingdon Abbey was the 6th richest abbey in Britain.

Today, very little of the abbey remains. The church has long gone and what was left of the gateway is restored and attached to the Church of St. Nicholas. Remaining abbey buildings include the former granary and bakehouse, and the magnificent 13th century Checker Hall, possibly once the Exchequer. This is a square stone building with a fine gabled roof. It serves as an Elizabethan-style theatre. From the hall, a staircase leads to the upper part of the building which may have been used as the Counting House.

Several other fragments of the former abbey remain, these are preserved as part of the ruins.

Abingdon Abbey buildings can be found on Thames Street, Abingdon.
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Recommended attractions near Abingdon Abbey

Abingdon Museum	(0.3 miles, 0.5 km)	Pictures
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Champs Chapel Museum	(5.4 miles, 8.8 km, direction SW)	Pictures
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Christ Church Picture Gallery	(5.9 miles, 9.4 km, direction N)	Pictures
Museum of Modern Art	(5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction N)	Pictures
Museum of Oxford	(6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction N)	Pictures
Botanic Gardens of Oxford	(6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction N)	Pictures
Museum of The History of Science	(6.2 miles, 9.9 km, direction N)	Pictures

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Recommended towns near Abingdon Abbey

Abingdon, a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (0.5 miles, 0.8 km)
Interesting town, developed around the gates of an abbey founded in 675.
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Clifton Hampden, in the county of Oxfordshire (3.2 miles, 5.1 km, direction E)
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Dorchester-on-Thames, a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction E)
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East Hendred, in the county of Oxfordshire (5.5 miles, 8.9 km, direction SW)
East Hendred is one of the spring line villages nestling just below the Downs in the Vale of the White Horse, Oxfordshire.
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Oxford, a Historic City in the county of Oxfordshire (6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction N)
Oxford's fame is perhaps second only to Windsor, it is an acclaimed seat of learning with a University whose first college was founded in 1249, almost half a century after the first charter granted to the town by Henry II.
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Chislehampton, in the county of Oxfordshire (6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction E)
Dreamy village where the River Tame is crossed by a 16th-century stone bridge.
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Little Haseley, a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire (9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction E)
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Beckley, in the county of Oxfordshire (9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction NE)
The village lies in spacious countryside within a short distance of the River Ray where there is boating and fishing.
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Witney, a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (12.1 miles, 19.4 km, direction NW)
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Woodstock, a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire (12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction N)
Woodstock will be forever inextricably linked with the great Palace of Blenheim and as birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, one of the greatest Englishmen ever.
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Nearby travel help

Culham Station	(2.0 miles, 3.2 km, direction E)
Appleford Station	(2.3 miles, 3.8 km, direction SE)
M40 Junction 8	(9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction NE)
M40 Junction 8	(9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction NE)
London Heathrow Airport	(38.1 miles, 61.4 km, direction E)
London Luton Airport	(41.5 miles, 66.8 km, direction E)
Abingdon Abbey to London	(50.8 miles, 81.8 km, direction E)

Accommodation & Hotels near Abingdon Abbey

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The Upper Reaches	(0.2 miles, 0.4 km)
Kingfisher Barn Holiday Cottages	(0.4 miles, 0.6 km)
Abingdon Four Pillars Hotel	(0.9 miles, 1.5 km)
The Plough At Clifton Hampden	(3.0 miles, 4.8 km, direction E)
Foxcombe Lodge	(3.1 miles, 5.0 km, direction N)
Dog House Hotel	(3.4 miles, 5.4 km, direction NW)
Oxford Thames Four Pillars Hotel	(3.9 miles, 6.2 km, direction NE)
Westwood Country Hotel Ltd	(4.1 miles, 6.5 km, direction N)
Milton Hill House - DeVere Venues	(4.3 miles, 6.9 km, direction S)
Express By Holiday Inn Oxford Kassam Stadium	(4.6 miles, 7.5 km, direction NE)
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