Avon

Avon

Avon may refer to:

Places

Rivers

*River Avon, various rivers
*Avon Water, a river in Scotland
*Avon River, New Zealand, a river at Christchurch

Australia

*Avon, South Australia

Canada

*Avon, New Brunswick, in the province of New Brunswick
*Avon, Ontario, in the province of Ontario
*Black Avon, Nova Scotia, in the province of Nova Scotia
*New Avon, New Brunswick, in the province of New Brunswick

France

* Avon, Seine-et-Marne, a commune in the "département" of Seine-et-Marne
* 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

Great Britain

*Avon (county), a former county of England

United States

*Avon, Alabama
*Avon, Colorado
*Avon, Connecticut
*Avon, Illinois
*Avon, Indiana
*Avon, Maine
*Avon, Massachusetts
*Avon, Minnesota, a city
*Avon, Montana, a town
*Avon (town), New York, a town
*Avon (village), New York, a village
*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-by-Sea, New Jersey, a borough
*Avon Lake, Ohio, a city
*Avon Park, Florida, a city There are also several Avon Townships.

Businesses and brands

*Avon (publishers), an imprint of the publisher HarperCollins
*Avon Inflatables, Ltd, a manufacturer of inflatable boats, RIBs and marine safety equipment
*Avon Products, a manufacturer of cosmetics, perfume and toy seller.
*Avon Namkeens, a Indian Snacks company
*Avon Rubber, a manufacturer of rubber products
*Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, "Avon Tyres", a UK car, motorcycle and racing-tyre manufacturer, owned by the Cooper Tire Co
*The Rolls-Royce Avon, a jet engine
*Avon Buses, a bus operating company in Wirral, England

People (real and fictional)

*John Avon, an illustrator
*Kerr Avon, a character in the Blake's 7 science-fiction television series.
*Anthony Eden, Earl of Avon
*Justin Alastair, Duke of Avon in the novel "These Old Shades" by Georgette Heyer
*Avon Barksdale, a character in the HBO show "The Wire"
*Avon Cobourne, American football player

Other

* Avon (Halakha law) is a "sin of lust or uncontrollable emotion" under Jewish Halakha law
* Avon (game), a mainframe text game
* Avon (song), a song by Queens of the Stone Age
* Avon Flare or Avon Camelot, Book Publisher for Avi, see Avon (publishers)
* Avon float, a type of fishing equipment.
* Electoral district of Avon, a former electorate of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly


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