Didcot
Sign in to saveDidcot ( ) is a railway town and civil parish in South Oxfordshire, England, located south of Oxford, east of Wantage and north west of Reading. Historically part of Berkshire, the town is noted for its railway heritage, Didcot station opening as a junction station on the Great Western Main Line in 1844.
Key facts
- UK place.type
- Town
- UK place.official_name
- Didcot
- UK place.static_image_name
- Didcot, town centre.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Didcot town centre, including the modern art installation The Swirl
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SU525900
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 8.48
- UK place.population
- 32,183
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Didcot
- UK place.shire_district
- South Oxfordshire
- UK place.shire_county
- Oxfordshire
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.post_town
- Didcot
- UK place.postcode_district
- OX11
- UK place.postcode_area
- OX
- UK place.dial_code
- 01235
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Didcot and Wantage
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Article
43 sectionsContents
- History
- Ancient and Medieval eras
- Early modern era and the coming of the railways
- Great Western Railway
- Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway
- 21st century
- Railways
- Didcot Railway Centre
- Didcot Parkway station
- Economy
- Power stations
- Motor Racing
- Agriculture
- Printing
- Military
- Governance
- Administrative history
- Health
- Education
- Arts and culture
- Arts centre
- Choir
- Symphony orchestra
- Film and TV
- Local media
- Sport and leisure
- Leisure centres
- Parks, gardens and open spaces
- Sport clubs
- Cricket
- Cycling
- Karate
- Korfball
- Football
- Running
- Table tennis
- Notable people
- In popular culture
- Nearby places
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
Didcot ( ) is a railway town and civil parish in South Oxfordshire, England, located south of Oxford, east of Wantage and north west of Reading. Historically part of Berkshire, the town is noted for its railway heritage, Didcot station opening as a junction station on the Great Western Main Line in 1844.
Today the town is known for the railway museum and as 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).