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Didcot, Oxfordshire

Didcot
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Didcot viewed from Wittenham Clumps
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Didcot town centre, including the modern art installation, 'The Swirl'
Didcot is located in Oxfordshire
Didcot
Didcot
Didcot shown within Oxfordshire
Area 8.48 km2 (3.27 sq mi)
Population 25,140 (2011 census)
• Density 2,965/km2 (7,680/sq mi)
OS grid reference SU525900
• London 54.7m
Civil parish
  • Didcot
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Didcot
Postcode district OX11
Dialling code 01235
Police Thames Valley
Fire Oxfordshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament
Website Didcot Town Council
List of places
UK
England
Oxfordshire
51°36′22″N 1°14′28″W / 51.606°N 1.241°W / 51.606; -1.241Coordinates: 51°36′22″N 1°14′28″W / 51.606°N 1.241°W / 51.606; -1.241

Didcot (/ˈdɪdkɒt/ or /ˈdɪdkət/) is a railway town and civil parish in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire and historic county of Berkshire, England, 10 miles (16 km) south of Oxford, 8 miles (13 km) east of Wantage and 15 miles (24 km) north west of Reading. Didcot is noted for its railway heritage, having been a station on Brunel's Great Western Main Line from London Paddington, opening in 1844.

Today the town is known for its railway museum and power stations, and is the gateway town to the Science Vale: three large science and technology centres in the surrounding villages of Milton (Milton Park), Culham (Culham Science Centre) and Harwell (Harwell Science and Innovation Campus which includes the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory). The town was historically part of Berkshire until 1974 when there was county boundary change due to the Local Government Act 1972.


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