Another fairly new Road in Abingdon is Thornley Close on the Willow Brook estate. It goes through what was the last undeveloped part of the MG Factory Site. John Thornley OBE was an important figure at the MG Car Plant. His son has written a short biography and there are pictures of him on the MG Works Club Site. I assume the road is named after him (please correct me if I’m wrong).

A path now runs between the older (by a few years) Anna Pavlova Estate, and the newer Willow Brook Estate. But both sides have a similar look.

There is also a stream to be seen running through the Anna Pavlova side. It goes underground beneath Willow Brook and the police station, and ends up in the River Ock.

A new Letting Agency opened last week.

Martin & Co have a network of over 170 franchises in the U.K, and now can boast one in West St Helen Street, Abingdon.

Work is underway to build new cells at Abingdon Police Station, increasing the number from 13 to 30 – as reported in the Herald some weeks ago. This is not because there has been a sudden rise in criminal activity in Abingdon. It is a strategic move: the Cells will serve all of South Oxfordshire.

A couple of new roads have been built off Northcourt Road. The larger road is called Northcourt Mews and is next to Dunmore School.

Then not far away, and next to Fitzharrys School, is John Jones Close. I think they were built in the place of some larger houses with extensive grounds.