Abingdon Road

Road to the south of Oxford, England

Abingdon Road is the main arterial road to the south of the city of Oxford, England.^[1]^[2] The road passes through the suburbs of Grandpont and New Hinksey. It is named after the town of Abingdon to the south.

History

Part of the road was known as the Causey or Causy until the 17th century, after the Grandpont causeway that ran from St Aldate's to Hinksey Hill.^[3]

Location

Folly Bridge at the north end of Abingdon Road

To the north, the road crosses the River Thames at Folly Bridge and becomes St Aldate's, which leads to the centre of Oxford at Carfax, although the one-way system now prevents traffic from taking a direct route. The road is designated the A4144 and joins with the A423 dual carriageway that forms part of the Oxford Ring Road to the south.

At its southern end, the road turns sharply to the west and is known as Old Abingdon Road, crossing the Cherwell Valley railway line over a brick bridge to the south of which is the site of the former Abingdon Road Halt railway station. The bridge is known locally as the Red Bridge, and it has given its name to the area, in particular to Redbridge Park and Ride, and Redbridge Waste Recycling Facility.

The Duke of Monmouth public house is located on Abingdon Road.^[4]

Abingdon Road forms part of the A4144 road. It was previously part of the A34 before the Oxford Ring Road was built.

Gallery

The castellated Isis House (1849) on Abingdon Road, just south of Folly Bridge^[1]
The Folly public house on Abingdon Road
The former post office on Abingdon Road
Terracotta relief of Queen Victoria at the former post office
Edward VII wall-mounted postbox at the former post office
The White House pub on Abingdon Road
Tesco Express store on the site of the former Fox and Hounds pub on Abingdon Road

References

^ ^a ^b Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). The Buildings of England: Oxfordshire. Penguin Books. pp. 327, 335–336. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
^ Locale Abingdon Road, The Oxford Guide.
^ Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "Abingdon Road". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford. Macmillan. pp. 1–2. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
^ Morris, Jan (1987). Oxford (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 123. ISBN 0-19-282065-6.