Avon may refer to: *

River Avon (disambiguation) River Avon may refer to: Australia * Avon River (Mid-Coast Council), New South Wales * Avon River (Wollongong), New South Wales * Avon River (Gippsland, Victoria) * Avon River (Grampians, Victoria) * Avon River (Western Australia) Canada * Avon ...

, several rivers

Organisations

Avon Buses Avon Buses was a bus operator based in Prenton providing services in Merseyside and Cheshire, England. History Avon Minis, as the company was originally known, was founded in August 1981 by Larry Smith. By 1995 it had six buses and ran mos ...

, former bus operating company in Merseyside and Cheshire, England * Avon Coachworks, a car body builder established in 1919 at Warwick, England, relaunched in 1922 as ''New Avon'' *

Avon Inflatables Avon Inflatables, Ltd is a manufacturer of inflatable boats, RIBs and marine safety equipment. The company is based in Dafen, near the town of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales, and supplies the leisure, commercial and military markets. Hist ...

, a British manufacturer of inflatable boats, RIBs and marine safety equipment *

Avon Products Avon Products, Inc. ( ) is an Anglo-American multinational company selling cosmetics, skin care, perfume, and personal care products. It is a multi-level marketing company based in London. In 2020, Avon had annual sales of $9.1 billion worldwid ...

, an Anglo-American manufacturer of various cosmetics and personal care products *

Avon (publisher) Avon Publications is a leading publisher of romance fiction. At Avon's initial stages, it was an American paperback book and comic book publisher. The shift in content occurred in the early 1970s with multiple Avon romance titles reaching and ma ...

, an imprint of the publisher HarperCollins *

Avon Technologies Avon Technologies plc is a British company that specialises in the engineering and manufacturing of respiratory protection equipment for military, law enforcement and fire personnel. Its corporate headquarters are south of Melksham in Wiltshi ...

, formerly Avon Rubber and Avon Protection, a British manufacturer of rubber products *

Avon Tyres Avon Technologies plc is a British company that specialises in the engineering and manufacturing of respiratory protection equipment for military, law enforcement and fire personnel. Its corporate headquarters are south of Melksham in Wiltshi ...

, a British car, motorcycle and racing-tyre manufacturer, owned since 1997 by the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company *

Avon and Somerset Police Avon and Somerset Police is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement in the five unitary authority areas of Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, Somerset, and South Gloucestershire, all in South West Engla ...

, a police service in the United Kingdom

People

* John Avon (born 1961), Welsh illustrator *Rex Avon, pseudonym of composer

Montague Ewing Montague George Ewing (21 May 1890 – 4 March 1957), was a British composer and arranger of light music and ballads. As a composer and lyricist he used his own name and various other pseudonyms, most famously Sherman Myers, but also Rex Avon, Her ...

(1890–1957) * Avon Cobourne (born 1979), American football running back *

Anthony Eden Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon (12 June 1897 – 14 January 1977) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1955 until his resignation in 1957. Achi ...

(1897–1977), British Prime Minister and 1st Earl of Avon * Avon Honey (1947–2010), American politician from Louisiana *

Avon Long Avon Long (June 18, 1910 – February 15, 1984) was an American Broadway actor and singer. Early years Long was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He had typhoid fever when he was 2 years old, and he later said that the disease affected his feet, g ...

(1910–1984), American singer and actor * Avon Riley (1958–2020), American football linebacker *

Avon Williams Avon N. Williams, Jr. (December 22, 1921 – August 29, 1994) was a Tennessee State Senator from 1972 to 1992. Biography Avon Nyanza Williams, Jr. was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was a 1940 graduate of Johnson C. Smith University, an hist ...

(1921–1993), American politician from Tennessee

Fictional characters

Justin Alastair ''These Old Shades'' is a 1926 historical romance written by British novelist Georgette Heyer. The novel is set around 1755: Heyer refers to the Duke of Avon's participation in the 1745 uprising as ten years previous; in addition the Prince of ...

, Duke of Avon in the novel ''These Old Shades'' by Georgette Heyer *

Kerr Avon This is a list of characters from ''Blake's 7'', a media franchise created by Terry Nation. Kerr Avon Kerr Avon is a fictional character from the British science fiction television series ''Blake's 7'', played by Paul Darrow (who was recrea ...

, a character in the science-fiction television series ''Blake's 7'' *

Avon Barksdale Avon Randolph Barksdale is a fictional character in the American television series ''The Wire'', played by Wood Harris. Barksdale is one of the most powerful drug dealers in Baltimore, Maryland, and runs the Barksdale Organization. Stringer Bell ...

, 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 Avon is a locality, former rail siding and former township between Bowmans and Long Plains in the Mid North region of South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the south ...

, former township between Balaclava and Long Plains

Canada

* Avon, Ontario *

New Avon, New Brunswick New Avon is a Canadian unincorporated community in Northfield Parish, New Brunswick, Northfield Parish, Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Sunbury County, New Brunswick. Location It is located 3 kilometres southwest of Minto, New Brunswick, Minto. ...

France

Avon, Seine-et-Marne Avon () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Geography Avon and Fontainebleau, together with three other smaller communes, form an urban area of 36,713 inhabitants. The two towns sh ...

, a city in the ''département'' of Seine-et-Marne, part of Communauté de communes de Fontainebleau-Avon *

Avon, Deux-Sèvres Avon () is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. See also *Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department The following is a list of the 252 communes of the Deux-Sèvres department of France. ...

, a commune in the ''département'' of Deux-Sèvres *

Avon-la-Pèze Avon-la-Pèze () is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France. Geography Avon-la-Pèze is located some 30 km north-west of Troyes and 17 km south by south-west of Romilly-sur-Seine. Access to t ...

, a commune in the ''département'' of Aube *

Avon-les-Roches Avon-les-Roches () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 272 communes of the Indre-et-Loire department of France. ...

, a commune in the ''département'' of Indre-et-Loire

New Zealand

Avon (New Zealand electorate) Avon is a former New Zealand parliamentary New Zealand electorates, electorate. It was created for the 1860–1861 New Zealand general election, 1861 general election and existed until 1996. It was represented by 13 Member of parliament, Members ...

United Kingdom

Avon (county) Avon ( ) was a Shire county, non-metropolitan and ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the west of England that existed between 1974 and 1996. The county was named after the River Avon (Bristol), River Avon, which flows through ...

, a county of England from 1974 to 1996 *

Avon, Hampshire Sopley is a village and civil parish in the New Forest National Park in Hampshire, England. The village lies on the old main road from Christchurch, Dorset, Christchurch to Ringwood, Hampshire, Ringwood, on the east bank of the River Avon, Hamp ...

, a hamlet in Sopley parish * Avon, Wiltshire, a hamlet in Bremhill parish

United States

Avon, Alabama Avon is a town in Houston County, Alabama, United States. It incorporated in January 1957. It is part of the Dothan, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town was 543, its highest to date, up from ...

Avon, Contra Costa County, California The Marathon Martinez Renewable Fuels Facility is located in the San Francisco Bay Area in an unincorporated area known as Avon, East of Martinez, California. It refines biobased feedstocks such as animal fat, soybean oil and corn oil into ...

Avon, Colorado Avon is a home rule town located in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 6,072 at the 2020 United States census. The town is a part of the Edwards, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. Avon is the gateway to the Beaver ...

Avon, Connecticut Avon ( ) is a town in the Farmington Valley region of the Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, United States. As of 2020, the town had a population of 19,795. History At the end of the last Ice Age, 12,400 years BP of the Younger Dryas, nom ...

Avon, Illinois Avon is a village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 704 at the 2020 census. History Ira Woods and his family settled in Avon in 1835. Avon was named "Woodsville" from 1837 to 1843. In 1843, the town became big enoug ...

Avon, Indiana Avon is a town in Washington Township, Hendricks County, Indiana, Washington and Lincoln Township, Hendricks County, Indiana, Lincoln Townships, Hendricks County, Indiana, Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. The population was 21,474 at the ...

Avon, Iowa Avon is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Iowa, United States. History The original townsite of Avon was plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of lan ...

Avon, Maine Avon is a town in Franklin County, Maine, United States. The population was 450 at the 2020 census. Avon is home to Mount Blue, part of Mount Blue State Park. History First known as Township 2 Abbott's Purchase, or Upper Town, it was settl ...

Avon, Massachusetts Avon is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,777 at the 2020 census. History The first settler in the land that would become Avon was Moses Curtis (), a blacksmith from Braintree, Massachusetts.

Avon, Minnesota Avon is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,396 at the 2010 census. It is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Avon was laid out in 1873 and founded after the foundation of St.Cl ...

, a city * Avon, Mississippi *

Avon, Montana Avon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Powell County, Montana, United States. The population was 124 at the 2000 census. The town sits along the Little Blackfoot River, and serves as a gateway to the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. ...

, a town *

Avon (town), New York Avon () is a town in Livingston County, New York, United States. It is south of Rochester. The town population was 7,146 at the 2010 census. The town was named after Avon, Connecticut, a town in Hartford County. The village of Avon is in the ...

Avon (village), New York Avon is a village in the town of Avon, Livingston County, New York, United States. The village population was 3,394 at the 2010 census, out of 7,146 people in the entire town. The village and town are named after the River Avon in England. Hi ...

, within the town *

Avon, North Carolina Avon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Dare County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 832. Geography Avon is located on the North Carolina Outer Banks at latitude ...

Avon, Ohio Avon ( ) is a city in northeastern Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The population was 24,847 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cleveland metropolitan area. History In the 17th century, what is now Avon, Avon Lake, Bay Village, and W ...

, 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 Avon-by-the-Sea (often called simply Avon; pronunciation: , ) is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was ...

, a borough *

Avon Lake, Ohio Avon Lake is a city in northeastern Lorain County, Ohio, United States, located on the southern shore of Lake Erie about west of Cleveland. The population was 25,206 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cleveland metropolitan area. History ...

, a city *

Avon Park, Florida Avon Park is a city in Highlands County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,658, up from 8,836 at the 2010 census but down from the 2018 estimated population of 10,695. It is part of the Sebring, Florida Metr ...

, a city * Avon Township (disambiguation)

Other uses

Avon (ship) The Avon, formerly known as ''Dunolly'', was a 1,572 ton, iron sailing ship with a length of 255.6 feet, breadth of 37.6 feet and depth of 22.6 feet. She was built by Charles Connell of Glasgow in 1884 for John Brown of Glasgow. The Nourse Line ...

, a ship built in 1884 *

HMS Avon Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Avon''. ''Avon'' comes from a Brythonic word meaning "river". * was an 18-gun launched in 1805. In 1814 she was sunk in action with the American ''Wasp'' in the English Channel. * was a 2 ...

, name given to a number British Royal Navy ships * "Avon" (song), a song by Queens of the Stone Age *"Avon 1", a song from the album '' A Bugged Out Mix'' by Miss Kittin *

Rolls-Royce Avon The Rolls-Royce Avon was the first axial flow jet engine designed and produced by Rolls-Royce. Introduced in 1950, the engine went on to become one of their most successful post-World War II engine designs. It was used in a wide variety of ai ...

, a jet engine