Didcot
Didcot is a town in South Oxfordshire, England. If you are a rail enthusiast, you may be interested in Didcot because it is the home of the Didcot Rail Centre.Places of Interest
Highlights include Didcot Parkway railway station and Didcot Railway Centre.
Didcot Parkway railway station
Railway station
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Didcot Parkway is a railway station serving Didcot, a town in Oxfordshire, England. The station was opened as Didcot on 12 June 1844 and was renamed Didcot Parkway on 29 July 1985 by British Rail, to reflect its role as a park and ride railhead.
Didcot Railway Centre
Museum
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Didcot Railway Centre is a railway museum and preservation engineering site in Didcot, Oxfordshire, England. The site was formerly a Great Western Railway engine shed and locomotive stabling point.
Cineworld Cinema Didcot
Movie theater
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Cineworld Cinema Didcot is a movie theater.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harwell and Sutton Courtenay.
Harwell
Village
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Harwell is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse about 2 miles west of Didcot, 6 miles east of Wantage and 13 miles south of Oxford, England. Harwell is situated 2 miles west of Didcot.
Sutton Courtenay
Village
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Sutton Courtenay is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire, England. It is situated on the south bank of the River Thames 2 miles south of Abingdon-on-Thames and 3 miles northwest of Didcot. Sutton Courtenay is situated 2½ miles northwest of Didcot.
Didcot
- Type: Locality
- Location: South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.6088° or 51° 36′ 32″ northLongitude
-1.2427° or 1° 14′ 34″ westElevation
190 feet (58 metres)Open location code
9C3WJQ54+GWGeoNames ID
7300948
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