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The up and coming town of Didcot is nestled in the heart of the south Oxfordshire countryside surrounded by the Thames and Chiltern valleys. It is located approximately 8 miles south of the city of Oxford with good road links to the A34, M40, and the M4 corridor. The historic town's of Wallingford and Abingdon are also close by.
The Didcot Parkway station provides frequent and fast rail connections to London, Reading, the midlands and the south. London Heathrow International airport is approximately 50 miles away. The town is also home to the newly developed and continually expanding Orchard Centre. This complex offers extensive high street shopping, supermarket, multi screen cinema, an arts centre, restaurants and bars. Didcot is served by 6 primary schools and a further 7 local village schools, several recreation parks, community centres and a fishing lake.
Business & Science Park
Milton Park Estate is situated on the out skirts of Didcot and is strategically positioned for easy access to all major business destinations, by road, rail and air. The Park is located adjacent to the A34 at the Milton Park interchange exit, linking directly to the M4 (junction 13) and to the M40 (junction 8).
History
Didcot first appears in historical records in the 1200s as Dudcotte, Berkshire and dates back to the Iron Age. The name is believed to be derived from that of the local Abbott. Didcot was then a sleepy rural Berkshire village with a population of 100 or so, and remained that way for hundreds of years, only occasionally cropping up in records. Parts of the original village still exist and date back to the eleventh century. It was much smaller than several surrounding villages, which are now dwarfed by modern Didcot. The 1990s-built Ladygrove estate has the highest healthy life expectancy, according to the office for National Statistics study.
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