| Didcot | |
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| Town | |
 Didcot town centre, including the modern art installation The Swirl | |
  Didcot Location within Oxfordshire | |
| Area | 8.48 km2 (3.27 sq mi) |
| Population | 32,183 (2021 Census)[1] |
| • Density | 3,795/km2 (9,830/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SU525900 |
| • London | 88.0 km (54.7 miles) |
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| 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 |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Didcot Town Council |
Didcot (/ˈdɪdkɒt, -kət/ DID-kot, -kət) is a railway town and civil parish in South Oxfordshire, England, located 15 miles (24 km) south of Oxford, 10 miles (16 km) east of Wantage and 15 miles (24 km) 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 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).