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Line 1: − [[Image:Poppyfield uk.jpg|thumb|220px|Poppy field in Oxfordshire.<br />+ − Didcot power station can be seen in the background]] − '''Didcot''' is a town in [[Oxfordshire]], [[England]]. It is best known as the site of Didcot Power Station, whose cooling towers can be seen from afar.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/oxford/hi/people_and_places/newsid_9039000/9039922.stm</ref> − − ==Business== − Didcot is near to the Harwell Campus, a leading science, innovation, technology and business campus.<ref>http://www.harwellcampus.com/about/about-harwell/</ref> − − ==Military== − The British Army's Vauxhall Barracks is located in Didcot but is scheduled for closure.<ref>http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/14870881.Oxfordshire_barracks_to_be_sold_off_by_Government/</ref> − − ==Transport== − Didcot Parkway [[railway station]] is on the main line to [[London Paddington station]]. [[Bus]] services to local towns and villages leave from outside the station. Didcot is a junction for trains to [[Oxford]].<ref>http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations_destinations/DID.aspx</ref> − − ==Shopping and leisure== − Didcot has the Orchard Shopping Centre and the Cornerstone arts centre. − <ref>http://www.southernoxfordshire.com/didcot.php</ref> − − Didcot Railway Centre, next to the railway station, has a large number of preserved [[Locomotive|railway engines]], mostly from the [[Great Western Railway]]. It is open to the public at weekends and on some weekdays.<ref>http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk/visitor_information/opening.html</ref> − − ==References== − {{reflist}} − − [[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]
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