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ABON

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ABONA, or ABONIS, in Ancient Geography, a town and river of Albion. The town, according to Camden, is Abingdon; and the river, Abhon or Avon. Others take the town to be Porshut, at the mouth of the river Avon, near Bristol. Abuin or Avon, in the Celtic language, denotes a river.