St Nicolas' Church, Abingdon – Abingdon Town Centre loop from Abingdon
St Nicolas' Church, Abingdon – Abingdon Town Centre loop from Abingdon
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St Nicolas' Church, Abingdon – Abingdon Town Centre loop from Abingdon
00:56
16.1km
50m
Cycling
Easy bike ride. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: September 17, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 1.68 km for 60 m
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
6.02 km
White Horse Lawn Tennis Club
Highlight • Other
8.13 km
St Nicolas' Church, Abingdon
Highlight • Other
The church was added to the gateway of the already-existing Benedictine Abbey of Saint Mary around the year 1170, although the oldest remaining piece is reportedly from 1180.
While the monks used the abbey church, St Nicolas's was built for their lay servants and tenants.
The Normans propagated the cult of Saint Nicholas and many English churches are named after him.
The earliest documentary evidence of this church's existence is in a ruling about tithes in 1177 by Pope Alexander III. Saint Edmund of Abingdon worshipped there as a child and his mother was initially buried there. From its early years, there is evidence that a school used a room in St Nicolas which has links with the founding of Abingdon School.
A tower was added and the chancel rebuilt in the 15th century.
Cit. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Nicolas_Church,_Abingdon
Tip by
8.15 km
Abingdon Town Centre
Highlight • Cycleway
Tip by
16.1 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
13.9 km
1.04 km
660 m
265 m
259 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
14.7 km
1.30 km
116 m
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