Oxfordshire County Council

(Abingdon Marathon) (Special Event) Order 2022

NOTICE is given that on Monday, 17th October 2022 Oxfordshire County Council proposes to make the above order under Section 16A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. The order will be in effect for the morning of Sunday 23rd October 2022.

The order is to facilitate the holding of the Abingdon Marathon based at Tilsley Park, which is promoted on behalf of the Abingdon Marathon Committee by Dene Stringfellow of 2 School Road, West Hanney, Oxfordshire OX12 0LA. The Council is satisfied that the event cannot be held wholly off road and that it is in the interest of road safety that vehicular traffic should be temporarily restricted. The effect of the order is to restrict vehicles as follows:

a) One-Way westwards between approximately 08:30hrs and 09:30hrs on Dunmore Road from Wootton Road roundabout towards Tilsley Park (northern lane) on to Twelve Acre Drive (northern lane between Oxford Road and Audlett Drive/Radley Road roundabouts) including closure of the roundabout junction of the Oxford Road roundabout with Dunmore Road and Twelve Acre Drive. Eastbound through-traffic prohibited; and closure of the section of Radley Road from Audlett Drive to Thrupp Lane, Radley;

b) Dunmore Road western end from Wootton Road to Tilsley Park will be One-Way eastwards from 11:00hrs to 14:00hrs.

c) between approximately 08:00hrs and 13:15hrs, Drayton Road to Brook Street to its junction with Church Street, Sutton Courtenay closed to the junction with Church Street & High Street; and

d) between approximately 11.00hrs and 14.00hrs the section of Dunmore Road from the B4017 Wootton Road eastbound lane to Tilsley Park closed. Traffic from side roads onto Dunmore Road will be required to turn left only during the closures.

e) Stop-Go boards will be used as required as follows between 08:00hrs and 13:15hrs: Milton Road/High Street junction, Sutton Courtenay

Harwell Road junction High Street and Sutton Road, and High Street, Abingdon junction West St Helens Street between 11:00hrs and 14:00hrs. Exemptions will be included for access, emergency services and event safety vehicles. Alternative routes for traffic affected by the closures are; Abingdon Area: For westbound traffic via Whites Lane, Radley, The Avenue and Kennington Road, Kennington, Hinksey Hill, Foxcombe Road & Fox Lane, Boars Hill, B4017 Wootton Road, to Abingdon Bath Street, Stratton Way, Vineyard, Radley Road and Audlett Drive. For eastbound traffic via Audlett Drive, Abingdon, Radley Road, Vineyard, Stert Street, High Street, Stratton Way, Bath Street, Wootton Road, B4017 Wootton, Fox Lane & Foxcombe Road, Boars Hill, Hinksey Hill, Kennington Road and The Avenue, and Whites Lane, Radley. For the closure of Milton Road, northbound via High St Drayton, High St Milton, Park Drive, A4130, B4017, Steventon Rd to High St Drayton. For Drayton Road closure eastbound (diversion for Drayton Rd & Brook St) - Milton Rd, Sutton Rd, Milton Rd, High St Sutton Courtenay.
Drayton Road westbound - High St Sutton Courtenay, Milton Rd, Sutton Rd, High St Milton, Park Drive, A4130, B4017, Abingdon Rd, Steventon Rd, High St Drayton. Documents giving more detailed particulars of the proposed Order are available for public inspection online at

permits/licences-and-permits/upcoming-public-events. Copies may be made available on request.

(Ref: MS) Traffic Regulation Team for the Director for Infrastructure Delivery, County Hall, Oxford, OX1 1ND. Tel 0345 310 11 11.