People on the new Kings Gate estate have a wide dual-use (cycle and pedestrian) path that leads to the new store.
That also gives a good route for pedestrians and cyclists from some of the older houses if they cross from around Farm Road to the new Vernon Place. So far the new roads have a Mayor of Abingdon theme, which only holds if Vernon Place is named after Dr Vernon Butt (Mayor 1996-97).
The other new road, Walker Grove, could be after Pamela Walker (Mayor 1979-1980).
The estate also has a half-hourly bus service to Oxford or Abingdon town centre (and Wantage) with the X1.
Do you have to be a dead former mayor to qualify? My old Papa would be most chuffed to have a road named after him, but he’s not yet made that final hurdle.
Not really the forum where you will get an answer to your question…..
It used to be… đ
I am guessing that they have gone for Vernon due to the American meaning of butt becoming more prevalent here (remember when what is now Broad Street Mall in Reading was new and exciting and called The Butts Centre after St Mary Butts – Butts in this context being where archery is practiced)