Abingdon is such a weird little place, having alternated for a few thousand years between “important place” and “shit hole”. Currently some amazing old ruins, a very impressive 17th century townhall, surrounded by some truly dreary suburbs and some properly urban hell shopping malls. Wouldn’t surprise me if it somehow managed to outlive nearby Oxford.
I was there from the mid seventies until the early nineties. It was quite a bit smaller when we moved in. The main problem now seems to be the traffic. I'm not sure what you could do about it other than bulldoze the centre.
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[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 27.1 ms ] threadAbingdon emigré here, happy to +1 that sentiment.
I lived there from the early aughts until 2012.
It's where Sophos is headquartered, too.
I have no connection to the place these days, but if you want some hyper local blog action, have a look at:
https://abingdonblog.co.uk
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-67101176.amp