Didcot
Parish in South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.611, -1.245 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 52 90 |
| Population: | 29,341 |
| Dialling code: | 01235 (Abingdon) |
The civil parish of Didcot sits in South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England, roughly twelve miles south of Oxford. It expanded rapidly in the 19th century with the arrival of the Great Western Railway and the town’s station remains a focal point; the preserved Didcot Railway Centre celebrates that steam-era heritage, while the former power station cooling towers were for many years a distinctive element of the skyline.
Nowadays Didcot functions as a commuter and service centre with strong economic links to nearby science and technology hubs at Harwell and Culham. Continued housing growth has produced a mixed, broadly suburban community with active local shopping around the Orchard Centre, green spaces such as Ladygrove, and a steady stream of community arts and volunteer groups.
Postcode districts covering Didcot
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 16 miles25.7 km
- Swindon 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Oxford 9.8 miles15.8 km
- High Wycombe 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Basingstoke 24.9 miles40 km
- Aylesbury 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Maidenhead 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Wokingham 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Bicester 20.5 miles33 km
- Newbury 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Didcot 0.2 miles0.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Didcot Built-up area 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Didcot North East Ward 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Didcot West Ward 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Didcot South Ward 0.5 miles0.9 km
- East Hagbourne Built-up area 1.3 miles2 km
- Appleford-on-Thames Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- West Hagbourne Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Sutton Courtenay Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Harwell Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Sutton Courtenay and Milton Built-up area 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Blewbury & Harwell Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Upton Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
Example postcodes in Didcot
OX11 9UY, OX11 8TU, OX11 7LR, OX11 8DH, OX11 7EP, OX11 7BX, OX11 7PQ, OX11 9GL, OX11 7JE … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 35.3 miles56.7 km
- Luton Airport 41.7 miles67.1 km
- Didcot Parkway Railway Station 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Appleford Railway Station 2 miles3.2 km
- Oxford Bus Station 9.9 miles15.9 km
Hotels near Didcot Ad
- Plum Pudding 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Ashbrook Lets 4 3 miles4.9 km
- White Hart Hotel 3 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Courtyard by Marriott Oxford South 4 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Old Abbey House 4.4 miles7 km
- Ferrymans Cottage 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Abingdon Oxford 4 4.7 miles7.6 km
- White Hart Hotel 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Voco Oxford Thames 4 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Milton Hill 4 2.9 miles4.7 km
Schools in Didcot
- All Saints C of E Primary School Primary
- Didcot Girls' School Secondary
- Ladygrove Park Primary School Primary
- Northbourne C of E Primary School Primary
- St Birinus School Secondary
- Stephen Freeman Primary School Primary
- Willowcroft Community School Primary
Local points of interest
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 7.5 miles12 km
- Christ Church College College 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Magdalen College College 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 9.9 miles16 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 10 miles16.1 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 10 miles16.2 km
- University of Oxford University 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Swyncombe House Estate 10.6 miles17 km