Abingdon was a municipal borough embracing the town of Abingdon-on-Thames in the county of

Berkshire Berkshire ( ; in the 17th century sometimes spelt phonetically as Barkeshire; abbreviated Berks.) is a historic county in South East England. One of the home counties, Berkshire was recognised by Queen Elizabeth II as the Royal County of Berk ...

from 1835 to 1974. From 1894 it was nearly entirely surrounded by

Abingdon Rural District Abingdon was a rural district in the administrative county of Berkshire from 1894 to 1974. It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 based on that part of the Abingdon rural sanitary district which was in Berkshire (the Oxfordshire ...

. It was abolished in 1974 under the

Local Government Act 1972 The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974. It was one of the most significant Acts of Parliament to be passed by the Heath Gov ...

, and merged with other districts to form the new Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire.

References

Vision of Britain
Municipal Borough Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 Former districts of Berkshire Municipal boroughs of England 1835 establishments in England {{Oxfordshire-geo-stub