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Autumn on the Thames at Abigngdon - Photo:
Pam Brophy
CCL |
Occupied in the Bronze and
Iron ages, Abingdon - famous in the 20th century
for the manufacture of MG sports cars - may well
be the oldest continuously inhabited town in
England. It stands at the confluence of the River
Ock with the River Thames and, thanks to its
riverbank site, was important to both the Romans
and the Saxons.
A Benedictine monastery called Abbandun was
founded here in the 7th century and became one of
the richest abbeys in Britain. Surviving parts
include a Long Gallery and a hall that has been
turned into an Elizabethan theatre. |
