Abingdon-on-Thames is a historic market town and civil parish in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire, England.

Abingdon Abbey was founded around 676, giving its name to the emerging town, but the area was occupied from the early to middle Iron Age and the remains of a late Iron Age and Roman defensive enclosure lies below the town centre.

The 2011 Census (the last published) recorded the parish's population as 33,130.

Bun-throwing is an Abingdon tradition that began with the 1761 Coronation of King George III. This long-standing tradition of the town has local dignitaries throwing buns (5,000 buns in 2018) from the roof of the Abingdon County Hall Museum into crowds assembled in the market square below on specific days of celebration (such as royal marriages, coronations and jubilees). The museum has a collection of the buns, dried and varnished, dating back to bun-throwings of the 19th century. To date there have been 35 bun-throwing events.

The central meeting place for most Abingdon folk, the Market Place is a lively place with markets and events frequently taking place but also a wonderful spot for an open-air coffee in the sunshine. There is a choice of the R&R, Costa, Java, Pablo Lounge and the cafe next to the County Hall aptly-named Throwing Buns.

Ref:
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abingdon-on-Thames
- abingdon.gov.uk/where-go/market-place

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