Gawcott

Gawcott
Tower of Holy Trinity parish church
Gawcott
Gawcott shown within Buckinghamshire
Population	778 (2011 Census,parish)
OS grid reference	SP6831
Civil parish	Gawcott with Lenborough
District	Aylesbury Vale
Shire county	Buckinghamshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Buckingham
Postcode district	MK18
Dialling code	01280

Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Buckinghamshire
Ambulance	South Central
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Buckingham
List of places UK England Buckinghamshire 51°58′52″N 1°00′36″W / 51.981°N 1.010°W / 51.981; -1.010Coordinates: 51°58′52″N 1°00′36″W / 51.981°N 1.010°W / 51.981; -1.010

Gawcott is a village about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of Buckingham in Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. The village is in the civil parish of Gawcott with Lenborough .

The toponym is derived from the Old English for "cottage for which rent is payable". The Domesday Book of 1086 records the village as Chauescote.

To the east of the village is Signal Hill, which was a former FCO/MI6 signals intelligence station.

Sir George Gilbert Scott, the architect of the Midland Grand Hotel at St Pancras railway station in London (and numerous other buildings), was born in Gawcott.