Westcott, Buckinghamshire
Coordinates: 51°50′48″N 0°57′25″W / 51.8466°N 0.9570°W
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Mar2006.jpg) St Mary's Church, Westcott |
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Westcott shown within Buckinghamshire |
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| Population | 448 [1] |
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| OS grid reference | SP718171 |
| Civil parish | Westcott |
| District | Aylesbury Vale |
| Shire county | Buckinghamshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | AYLESBURY |
| Postcode district | HP18 |
| Dialling code | 01296 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Buckinghamshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Buckingham |
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Westcott is a village and also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located about a mile west of Waddesdon.
The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'west cottage'.
For many years Westcott was the location of the Rocket Propulsion Establishment, which was located on the old RAF Westcott airfield to the west of the main village. This has since been closed down, and the area is called the Westcott Venture Park. BAE Systems maintains a presence on the site (BAE Systems Environmental) which advises on the decommissioning of military sites.
Westcott Church of England School is a mixed, voluntary controlled, primary school, which takes children from the age of four through to the age of seven. Children usually go on to attend Waddesdon Village Primary School. Westcott Church of England School is one of the smallest schools in the country, with an average of 20 students at any one time. It has been open since the early Victorian era.
References[edit]
- ^ Neighbourhood Statistics 2011 Census. Accessed 3 February 2013
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