Avon

Avon can mean:

  • River Avon, various rivers. Usually it means the River Avon in Devon.
  • Avon (county), a former county of England
  • Avon Water, a river in Scotland

Places

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

United States

There are also several Avon Townships.

Businesses and brands

  • Avon (publishers), an imprint of the publisher HarperCollins
  • Avon Comics, a comic book company
  • Avon Inflatables, Ltd, a manufacturer of inflatable boats, RIBs and marine safety equipment
  • Avon Products, Inc., a US cosmetics company
  • Avon Rubber, a manufacturer of rubber products
  • Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Avon Tyres, a UK racing-tyre manufacturer, owned by the Cooper Tire brand
  • The Rolls-Royce Avon, a jet engine

People (real and fictional)

  • Kerr Avon, a character in the Blake's 7 science-fiction television series.
  • Anthony Eden, Earl of Avon
  • Avon Cobourne, American football player
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