Avon may refer to: *River Avon (disambiguation), several rivers

Organisations

*Avon Buses, a bus operating company in Wirral, England *Avon Coachworks, a car body builder established in 1919 at Warwick, England, relaunched in 1922, following refinancing, as ''New Avon'' *Avon Inflatables, a manufacturer of inflatable boats, RIBs and marine safety equipment *Avon Products, a manufacturer of various cosmetics and personal care products *Avon (publisher), an imprint of the publisher HarperCollins *Avon Rubber, a manufacturer of rubber products *Avon Tyres, a UK car, motorcycle and racing-tyre manufacturer, owned by the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company *Avon and Somerset Police, a police department in the United Kingdom

People

*John Avon (born 1961), Welsh illustrator *Avon Cobourne (born 1979), American football running back *Anthony Eden (1897–1977), Earl of Avon *Avon Honey (1947–2010), American politician from Louisiana *Avon Long (1910–1984), American singer and actor *Avon Riley (born 1958), American football linebacker *Avon Williams (1921–1993), American politician from Tennessee

Fictional characters

*Justin Alastair, Duke of Avon in the novel ''These Old Shades'' by Georgette Heyer *Kerr Avon, a character in the science-fiction television series ''Blake's 7'' *Avon Barksdale, a character in the HBO television series ''The Wire''

Places

Australia

*Electoral district of Avon, a former electorate of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly *Avon, South Australia, former township between Balaclava and Long Plains

Canada

*Avon, Ontario, in the province of Ontario *New Avon, New Brunswick, in the province of New Brunswick

France

*Avon, Seine-et-Marne, a commune in the ''département'' of Seine-et-Marne, part of Communauté de communes de Fontainebleau-Avon *Avon, Deux-Sèvres, a commune in the ''département'' of Deux-Sèvres *Avon-la-Pèze, a commune in the ''département'' of Aube *Avon-les-Roches, a commune in the ''département'' of Indre-et-Loire

New Zealand

*Avon (New Zealand electorate)

United Kingdom

*Avon (county), a former county of England *Avon, a hamlet in the parish of Sopley, Hampshire *Avon, Wiltshire

United States

*Avon, Alabama *Avon, Contra Costa County, California *Avon, Colorado *Avon, Connecticut *Avon, Illinois *Avon, Indiana *Avon, Iowa *Avon, Maine *Avon, Massachusetts *Avon, Minnesota, a city *Avon, Mississippi *Avon, Montana, a town *Avon (town), New York **Avon (village), New York, within the town *Avon, North Carolina *Avon, Ohio, a city *Avon, Pennsylvania, a town *Avon, South Dakota, a city *Avon, Utah, a town *Avon, Wisconsin, a town *Avon, Rock County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community *Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey, a borough *Avon Lake, Ohio, a city *Avon Park, Florida, a city *Avon Township (disambiguation)

Other occurrences

*Avon (ship), a ship built in 1884 *HMS Avon, name given to a number British Royal Navy ships *Avon (song), "Avon" (song), a song by Queens of the Stone Age *"Avon 1", a song from the album ''A Bugged Out Mix (Miss Kittin album), A Bugged Out Mix'' by Miss Kittin *Rolls-Royce Avon, a jet engine