Didcot is located in the county of Oxfordshire, South East England, five miles south of the town of Abingdon-on-Thames, ten miles south of the major city of Oxford, and 48 miles west of London. Didcot lies four miles north-west of the Berkshire border, and was historically in the county of Berkshire. Didcot falls within the district council of South Oxfordshire, under the county council of Oxfordshire. It is in the OX11 postcode district. The post town for Didcot is Didcot.
Didcot is in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire, the historic county of Berkshire, and the administrative county of Oxfordshire.
Ceremonial County | Oxfordshire |
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Historic County | Berkshire |
Administrative County | Oxfordshire |
Didcot is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Oxfordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Oxfordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Didcot is OX11 8RP.
Didcot is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the OX11 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the OX11 postcode district.
The post town for Didcot is Didcot. Didcot is in the OX11 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Didcot.
The centre of Didcot is located at position 51.60638° latitude and -1.24263° longitude.
Latitude | 51.60638° |
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Longitude | -1.24263° |
The centre of Didcot is located at the grid reference easting 452546 and northing 189999 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 452546 |
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Northing | 189999 |
Position of Didcot relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Didcot to the centre of the town.
Position of Didcot relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Didcot to the centre of the city.