Abingdon Town Defences
Has been described as a Possible Urban Defence
There are no visible remains
| Name | Abingdon Town Defences |
| Alternative Names | |
| Historic Country | Berkshire |
| Modern Authority | Oxfordshire |
| 1974 Authority | Oxfordshire |
| Civil Parish | Abingdon |
No trace of C15 fortified gates to town. (Bond 1987)
Not scheduled
Not Listed
County Historic Environment Record
| OS Map Grid Reference | SU499970 |
| Latitude | 51.670238494873 |
| Longitude | -1.27023994922638 |
| Eastings | 449900 |
| Northings | 197000 |
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Books
- Salter, Mike, 2013, Medieval Walled Towns (Malvern: Folly Publications) p. 157 (listed as gates only)
- Creighton, O.H. and Higham, R.A., 2005, Medieval Town Walls (Stroud: Tempus) p. 258 (mention)
- Bond, C.J., 1987, 'Anglo-Saxon and Medieval Defences' in Schofield, J. and Leech, R. (eds) Urban Archaeology in Britain (CBA Research Report 61) p. 92-116 online copy
Journals
- Creighton, Oliver, 2006, ''Castles of Communities': Medieval Town Defences in England; Wales and Gascony' Château Gaillard Vol. 22 p. 75-86