Abington

/ˈæb.ɪŋ.tən/name
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1

The villages and civil parishes of Great Abington and Little Abington in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, known as The Abingtons.

2

A suburb of Northampton, West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Northampton borough (OS grid ref SP7861).

3

A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9323).

4

A civil parish and townland in County Limerick, Ireland.

5

A civil parish in County Tipperary, Ireland.

6

A locality in the Uralla council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

7

A village in Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut.

8

A township in Mercer County, Illinois.

9

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Wayne County, Indiana.

10

A town in Plymouth County, southeastern Massachusetts, south of Boston.

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