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County Hall is a 17th-century civic building, the county hall for Berkshire, located in the Market Place in Abingdon, Berkshire. It was designed in the Baroque style by Christopher Kempster who trained with Sir Christopher Wren on St Paul's Cathedral. It was completed in 1683. It stands on large pilasters with a sheltered area beneath for use as a market or other municipal functions. According to Pevsner: "Of the free-standing town halls of England with open ground floors this is the grandest". The hall is within the council area of Vale of White Horse (Oxfordshire).
Historic England Grade I Listed 1199601.
Place Type: Historic Civic Building
Historic County: Berkshire
Lat, Long: 51.670035,-1.2815015
Grid Reference: SU 4978 9705
Civil Parish: Abingdon on Thames CP
Council Area: Vale of White Horse CA (Oxfordshire CA)
Police Area: Thames Valley PA
GBPN ID: 319680
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/County_Hall,_Berkshire_319680
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Historic England Grade I Listed 1199601.
Place Type: Historic Civic Building
Historic County: Berkshire
Lat, Long: 51.670035,-1.2815015
Grid Reference: SU 4978 9705
Civil Parish: Abingdon on Thames CP
Council Area: Vale of White Horse CA (Oxfordshire CA)
Police Area: Thames Valley PA
GBPN ID: 319680
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/County_Hall,_Berkshire_319680
Peruse Berkshire on Wikishire