Avon may refer to: *

River Avon (disambiguation) River Avon may refer to: Australia * Avon River (Mid-Coast Council), New South Wales * Avon River (Wollongong), New South Wales * Avon River (Gippsland, Victoria) * Avon River (Grampians, Victoria) * Avon River (Western Australia) Canada * Avon ...

, several rivers

Organisations

Avon Buses Avon Buses was a bus operator based in Prenton providing services in Merseyside and Cheshire, England. History Avon Minis, as the company was originally known, was founded in August 1981 by Larry Smith. By 1995 it had six buses and ran most ...

, a bus operating company in Wirral, England *

Avon Coachworks New Avon was a British vehicle coachbuilder. The company, based in Warwick, was started when a Ben Tilton and a Captain Philips trading as Avon Coachworks went into business in 1919 to make bodywork for cars. Following a change of ownership and ...

, a car body builder established in 1919 at Warwick, England, relaunched in 1922, following refinancing, as ''New Avon'' *

Avon Inflatables Avon Inflatables, Ltd is a manufacturer of inflatable boats, Rigid-hulled inflatable boat, RIBs and marine safety equipment. The company is based in Dafen, Carmarthenshire, Dafen, near the town of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales, and supplies t ...

, a manufacturer of inflatable boats, RIBs and marine safety equipment *

Avon Products Avon Products, Inc. or simply known as Avon, is an American-British multinational cosmetics, skin care, fragrance and personal care company, based in London. It sells directly to the public. Avon had annual sales of $9.1 billion worldwide in 2 ...

, a manufacturer of various cosmetics and personal care products *

Avon (publisher) Avon Publications is one of the leading publishers of romance fiction. At Avon's initial stages, it was an American paperback book and comic book publisher. The shift in content occurred in the early 1970s with multiple Avon romance titles reach ...

, an imprint of the publisher HarperCollins *

Avon Rubber Avon Protection plc is a British company that specialises in the engineering and manufacturing of respiratory protection equipment for military, law enforcement and fire personnel. Its corporate headquarters are south of Melksham in Wiltshire ...

, a manufacturer of rubber products *Avon Tyres, a UK car, motorcycle and racing-tyre manufacturer, owned by the

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Cooper Tire & Rubber Company is an American company that specializes in the design, manufacture, marketing, and sales of replacement automobile and truck tires, and has subsidiaries that specialize in medium truck, motorcycle, and racing tires. W ...

Avon and Somerset Police Avon and Somerset Police is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement in the county of Somerset and in four districts that used to be in the defunct county of Avon: Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and So ...

, a police department in the United Kingdom

People

John Avon John Avon (born 1961) is a Welsh fantasy and science fiction illustrator. His work has been compiled in the book ''Journeys to Somewhere Else'' and used for book covers, CD covers, games, toys and advertising campaigns.Avon, John.John Avon – F ...

(born 1961), Welsh illustrator *

Avon Cobourne Avon Cobourne (born March 6, 1979) is an American former professional gridiron football running back who was most recently a running back coach for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was a running back for the West ...

(born 1979), American football running back *

Anthony Eden Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, (12 June 1897 – 14 January 1977) was a British Conservative Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1955 until his resignation in 1957. Achieving rapid promo ...

(1897–1977), Earl of Avon *

Avon Honey Avon R. Honey (May 1, 1947 – February 12, 2010) was a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for the 63rd District since his victory in a special election held in March 2002 until his death in office. Honey was elect ...

(1947–2010), American politician from Louisiana *

Avon Long Avon Long (June 18, 1910 – February 15, 1984) was an American Broadway actor and singer. Biography Long was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He attended Frederick Douglass High School, where he was especially influenced by the Latin teacher and ...

(1910–1984), American singer and actor *

Avon Riley Avon Riley (February 10, 1958 – July 2, 2020) was an American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the ninth round of the 1981 NFL Draft. He played college football at UCLA. Riley also pla ...

(born 1958), American football linebacker *

Avon Williams Avon N. Williams, Jr. (December 22, 1921 – August 29, 1994) was a Tennessee State Senate, Tennessee State Senator from 1972 to 1992. Biography Avon Nyanza Williams, Jr. was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was a 1940 graduate of Johnson C. ...

(1921–1993), American politician from Tennessee

Fictional characters

* Justin Alastair, Duke of Avon in the novel ''These Old Shades'' by Georgette Heyer *

Kerr Avon This is a list of characters from ''Blake's 7'', a media franchise created by Terry Nation. Kerr Avon Kerr Avon is a fictional character from the British science fiction television series ''Blake's 7'', played by Paul Darrow (who was recreati ...

, a character in the science-fiction television series ''Blake's 7'' *

Avon Barksdale Avon Randolph Barksdale is a fictional character in the American television series ''The Wire'', played by Wood Harris. Barksdale is one of the most powerful drug dealers in Baltimore, Maryland, and runs the Barksdale Organization. Stringer Bell, ...

, a character in the HBO television series ''The Wire''

Places

Australia

Electoral district of Avon Avon was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1911 to 2008. The name of the district was changed to Avon Valley in 1950, but reverted to its original name in 1962. For most of its ...

, a former electorate of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly *

Avon, South Australia Avon is a locality, former rail siding and former township between Bowmans and Long Plains in the Mid North region of South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It cov ...

, former township between Balaclava and Long Plains

Canada

* Avon, Ontario, in the province of Ontario *

New Avon, New Brunswick New Avon is a Canadian unincorporated community in Northfield Parish, Sunbury County, New Brunswick. Location It is located 3 kilometres southwest of Minto. History Notable people See also *List of communities in New Brunswick This is a ...

, in the province of New Brunswick

France

Avon, Seine-et-Marne Avon () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Geography Avon and Fontainebleau, together with three other smaller communes, form an urban area of 36,713 inhabitants. The two towns shar ...

, a commune in the ''département'' of Seine-et-Marne, part of Communauté de communes de Fontainebleau-Avon *

Avon, Deux-Sèvres Avon () is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. See also *Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department The following is a list of the 256 communes of the Deux-Sèvres department of France. Th ...

, a commune in the ''département'' of Deux-Sèvres *

Avon-la-Pèze Avon-la-Pèze () is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Avonnais'' or ''Avonnaises''. Geography Avon-la-Pèze is located some 30 km north-west of T ...

, a commune in the ''département'' of Aube *

Avon-les-Roches Avon-les-Roches () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 272 communes of the Indre-et-Loire department of France. The ...

, a commune in the ''département'' of Indre-et-Loire

New Zealand

Avon (New Zealand electorate) Avon is a former New Zealand parliamentary electorate. It was created for the 1861 general election and existed until 1996. It was represented by 13 Members of Parliament and was held by Independents, Liberal Party or Labour Party representativ ...

United Kingdom

Avon (county) Avon () was a non-metropolitan and ceremonial county in the west of England that existed between 1974 and 1996. The county was named after the River Avon, which flows through the area. It was formed from the county boroughs of Bristol and B ...

, a former county of England *Avon, a hamlet in the parish of

Sopley Sopley is a village and civil parish situated in the New Forest National Park of Hampshire, England. It lies on the old main road from Christchurch to Ringwood, on the east bank of the River Avon. The parish extends east as far as Thorny Hill ...

, Hampshire * Avon, Wiltshire

United States

Avon, Alabama Avon is a town in Houston County, Alabama, United States. It incorporated in January 1957. It is part of the Dothan, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town was 543, its highest to date, up from 466 ...

Avon, Contra Costa County, California The Martinez Refinery, also known as the Golden Eagle refinery, is located in the San Francisco Bay Area in an unincorporated area known as Avon, east of Martinez, California. It oil refinery, refines oil into gasoline and other petroleum based pr ...

Avon, Colorado Avon is a home rule municipality located in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 6,072 at the 2020 United States Census. The town is a part of the Edwards, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. Avon is the gateway to the Be ...

Avon, Connecticut Avon ( ) is a town in the Farmington Valley region of Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 18,932. History Avon was settled in 1645 and was originally a part of neighboring Farmington, ...

Avon, Illinois Avon is a village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 799 at the 2010 census, down from 915 at the 2000 census. History Ira Woods and his family settled in Avon in 1835. Avon was named "Woodsville" from 1837 to 1843. In ...

Avon, Indiana Avon is a town in Washington Township, Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. The population was 21,474 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Indianapolis metropolitan area. History The first settlement at Avon was made around 1830. The fi ...

Avon, Iowa Avon is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Polk County, Iowa, Polk County, Iowa, United States. History The original townsite of Avon was platted by Charles Keeney in either 1855, or 1856. Nearby Avon Lake, one mile southeast, wa ...

Avon, Maine Avon is a town in Franklin County, Maine, United States. The population was 450 at the 2020 census. Avon is home to Mount Blue, part of Mount Blue State Park. History First known as Township 2 Abbott's Purchase, or Upper Town, it was settled ...

Avon, Massachusetts Avon is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. History The first settler in the land that would become Avon was Moses Curtis (), a blacksmith from Braintree, Massachusetts.Avon, Minnesota Avon is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,396 at the 2010 census. It is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Avon was laid out in 1873. The community is named after the River Avon ...

, a city *

Avon, Mississippi Avon is an unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most othe ...

Avon, Montana Avon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Powell County, Montana, United States. The population was 124 at the 2000 census. The town sits along the Little Blackfoot River, and serves as a gateway to the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. Th ...

, a town *

Avon (town), New York Avon () is a town in Livingston County, New York, United States. It is south of Rochester. The town population was 7,146 at the 2010 census. The town was named after the River Avon in England. The village of Avon is in the northwest part of ...

Avon (village), New York Avon is a village in the town of Avon, Livingston County, New York, United States. The village population was 3,394 at the 2010 census, out of 7,146 people in the entire town. The village and town are named after the River Avon in England. H ...

, within the town *

Avon, North Carolina Avon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Dare County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, it had a permanent population of 776. Geography Avon is located on the North Carolina Outer Banks at ...

Avon, Ohio Avon ( ) is a city in northeastern Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The population was 24,847 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cleveland metropolitan area. History In the 17th century, what is now Avon, Avon Lake, Bay Village, and West ...

, a city *

Avon, Pennsylvania Avon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,667 at the 2010 census, a decline from the figure of 2,856 tabulated in 2000. Geography Avon is located in ...

, a town *

Avon, South Dakota Avon is a city in Bon Homme County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 586 at the 2020 census. History Avon was founded in 1879. The community owes its name to Avon, New York, the hometown of an early postmaster. Construction of th ...

, a city *

Avon, Utah Avon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cache County, Utah, United States. The population was 367 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Logan, Utah-Idaho (partial) Metropolitan Statistical Area. Avon is the birthplace of Reuben D. Law, ...

, a town *

Avon, Wisconsin The Town of Avon is located in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 570 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, all of the town's land has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93.6 ...

, a town *

Avon, Rock County, Wisconsin The Town of Avon is located in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 570 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, all of the town's land has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93.6 ...

, an unincorporated community *

Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey Avon-by-the-Sea (often called simply Avon; pronunciation: , ) is a borough in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States census, the borough's population was 1,901,Avon Lake, Ohio Avon Lake is a city in northeastern Lorain County, Ohio, United States, located on the southern shore of Lake Erie about 17 miles west of Cleveland. The population was 25,206 at the 2020 Census. It is part of the Cleveland metropolitan area. Hi ...

, a city *

Avon Park, Florida Avon Park is a city in Highlands County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 8,836, and in 2018 the estimated population was 10,695. It is the oldest city in Highlands County, and was named after Stratford-upon-Avon, ...

, a city *

Avon Township (disambiguation) Avon Township may refer to *Avon Township, Lake County, Illinois * Avon Township, Coffey County, Kansas * Avon Township, Sumner County, Kansas, in Sumner County, Kansas * Avon Township, Michigan, now Rochester Hills * Avon Township, Stearns County ...

Other occurrences

* Avon (ship), a ship built in 1884 *

HMS Avon Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Avon''. ''Avon'' comes from a Brythonic word meaning "river". * was an 18-gun launched in 1805. In 1814 she was sunk in action with the American ''Wasp'' in the English Channel. * was a 2 ...

, name given to a number British Royal Navy ships * "Avon" (song), a song by Queens of the Stone Age *"Avon 1", a song from the album '' A Bugged Out Mix'' by Miss Kittin *

Rolls-Royce Avon The Rolls-Royce Avon was the first axial flow jet engine designed and produced by Rolls-Royce. Introduced in 1950, the engine went on to become one of their most successful post-World War II engine designs. It was used in a wide variety of ai ...

, a jet engine