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Abington is a district of the town of Northampton and former civil parish, now in the parish of Northampton, in the West Northamptonshire district, in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England, situated about 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the town centre. [1]
Abington Park, in the Abington district of Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, has lakes, aviaries, and a museum, as well as trees and grassy open spaces.
Abington is an ancient parish in the Spelhoe hundred of Northamptonshire that forms a suburb of Northampton, situated about two miles east of the town centre. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 9,668.
The History of Abington Park. Find out why Abington Park is special. Abington is unique among the many green open spaces of Northampton in that the estate within which it stands was bequeathed to the people of the town by Lady Wantage in 1897. This came about in 1892 as Edwin Bridgewater, Mayor of Northampton, had grown concerned about thoughts ...
Place: Abington Northamptonshire. Click on the map for other historical maps of this place. In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Abington like this: ABINGTON, a parish in the district and county of Northampton; near the river Nen and the Peterborough railway, 1¼ mile NE of Northampton.
The museum is based in one of Northampton's most popular parks with an aviary, rose garden, children's play area, beautiful trees, a lake and plenty of greeen space to explore. We run events and activities for all ages including theatre, talks, walks, workshops and activities.
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So….what can we tell you about our beautiful Abington Park? Well it’s Northampton’s oldest park & covers 117 acres & has so much to offer for all ages from just walking to activities, a great cafe &, in summer, band concerts. In 1892 Abington Manor House’s future was in the balance.
