Abingdon County Hall Museum
Abingdon County Hall Museum is a local Authority Museum. Head into Abingdon-on-Thames’ built-up area to find it. Its status is a Grade I listed building.
Museum in Abingdon-on-Thames
Inside Abingdon-on-Thames
Abingdon County Hall Museum is inside Abingdon-on-Thames’ built-up area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by English Heritage
One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Abingdon-on-Thames has 275 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Which month to go
Highs of 18–23°C mark May to September in Abingdon-on-Thames.
Abingdon County Hall Museum
Upkeep is seen to by English Heritage. Articles on it exist in 3 languages. Around it, within 15 km, lie 78 more places, Ashmolean Museum (9.6 km) first on our list.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- English Heritage
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- in Abingdon-on-Thames
- Official site
- abingdon.gov.uk/abingdon-county-hall-museum
Before you set off
Where it sits
The orange dot is Abingdon County Hall Museum; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Abingdon-on-Thames’ built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases for a visit
Of these 8 towns, the largest is Abingdon-on-Thames (33,179 people). These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
- 1Abingdon-on-Thames
- 2Shippon
- 3Culham
- 4Wootton (Vale of White Horse)
- 5Radley
- 6Drayton
- 7Sutton Courtenay
- 8Marcham
Abingdon-on-Thames
Shippon
Culham
Wootton (Vale of White Horse)
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Abingdon County Hall Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abingdon-on-Thames | It’s in town | 33,179 | 8 |
| Shippon | 1.5 km northwest of it | 1,894 | 6 |
| Culham | 1.7 km southeast of it | 467 | 8 |
| Wootton (Vale of White Horse) | 2.5 km northwest of it | 2,428 | 8 |
| Radley | 2.7 km northeast of it | 2,079 | 4 |
| Drayton | 2.7 km southwest of it | 3,110 | 7 |
| Sutton Courtenay | 2.7 km south of it | 3,055 | 10 |
| Marcham | 3.7 km west of it | 2,030 | 6 |
Next door to Abingdon County Hall Museum
A visit can add 3 museums, 2 historic houses and an abbey or priory, from 78 places within 15 km.
MuseumAshmolean Museum9.6 km away2
MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History10 km away3
Abbey or prioryAbingdon Abbey400 m away4
CastleOxford Castle Motte9.2 km away5
MuseumPitt Rivers Museum10 km away6
Historic houseBeaumont Palace9.5 km away7
GardenUniversity of Oxford Botanic Garden9.3 km away8
Historic houseThe Abbey, Sutton Courtenay3.1 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about Abingdon County Hall Museum
Where is Abingdon County Hall Museum?
Abingdon County Hall Museum is in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Abingdon County Hall Museum?
Local Authority Museum in South East England, United Kingdom.
Who runs Abingdon County Hall Museum?
English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Abingdon County Hall Museum?
May to September are the warmest months in Abingdon-on-Thames, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Abingdon County Hall Museum a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Abingdon County Hall Museum?
Within 15 km: Ashmolean Museum (9.6 km), Oxford University Museum of Natural History (10 km), Abingdon Abbey (400 m) and Oxford Castle Motte (9.2 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- Abingdon County Hall Museum: William M. Connolley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashmolean Museum: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford University Museum of Natural History: The original uploader was MykReeve at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abingdon Abbey: Claire Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford Castle Motte: Tejvan Pettinger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pitt Rivers Museum: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beaumont Palace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- University of Oxford Botanic Garden: JMski, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Abbey, Sutton Courtenay: Olivia Morgan Roberts, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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