A PARK is being created in Abingdon to commemorate the town’s links with car maker MG.

Abingdon Town Council plans to include a sculpture of an iconic MG with information boards explaining the town’s links with the company.

Paving stones in the octagonal shape of the MG badge will also be laid out.

The scheme has not yet been costed, but the park will be created on land the council owns at the corner of Marcham Road and Drayton Road, not far from the former MG factory site in Cemetery Road.

Chris Seaward, of the MG Car Club, praised the plan, saying: “We’ve got people from all over the world who visit Abingdon in homage to MG and they’re pleased to see the club but are disappointed there’s not more to see.”

The company was founded by Oxford car magnate William Morris (later Lord Nuffield) and Cecil Kimber in 1924.

The predominately two-seater sports cars continued to be produced at the Abingdon factory until it closed in 1980.

Town council leader Lesley Legge said: “This is something we’ve wanted to do for a long time.

“The crowning feature of the park will be a big sculpture of an MG. We’re going to talk to enthusiasts and clubs from all over the world to find some sponsorship.”

Tree planting has already started and it is hoped other features can be gradually installed over the summer.