Where is Didcot Cemetery?

Didcot Cemetery is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode OX11 8PW), in the parish of Didcot.

How do I get to Didcot Cemetery?

The nearest railway station is Didcot Parkway, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode OX11 8PW.

Is Didcot Cemetery a protected site?

Yes — Didcot Cemetery is part of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (AONB).

Is Didcot Cemetery free to visit?

Yes, Didcot Cemetery is free to enter.

How do I get to Didcot Cemetery?

The nearest railway station is Didcot Parkway, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode OX11 8PW.

Cemeteries · South East England

Didcot Cemetery

Also known as: Didcot

In or near Harwell.

Free admission🐾 Dog-friendly

Didcot Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.

Cemetery north side - geograph.org.uk - 5760639 — Bill Nicholls — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 30 min–1 h
Nearest railway station: Didcot Parkway · 0.9 km

Free entry
Dog-friendly

Getting there & planning your visit

Didcot Cemetery is located in South Oxfordshire, postcode OX11 8PW. The nearest railway station is Didcot Parkway, which is 0.9 km away. Entry to the cemetery is free.

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Didcot Cemetery is a cemetery in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands of architectural and local-history note. The site is within the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (AONB). It sits within the Didcot and Wantage parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Didcot Parkway, about 0.9 km away. Postcode area OX11.

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Protected designations

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Wessex Downs

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Didcot ( 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 as 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).

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

Visiting

Didcot's synonymous connection with railways was noted in Douglas Adams and John Lloyd's humorous book the Meaning of Liff, published in 1983. The book, a "dictionary of things that there aren't any words for yet", referred to "a Didcot" as "The small, oddly shaped bit of card which a ticket inspector cuts out of a ticket with his clipper for no apparent reason". Didcot is referred to in Ricky Gervais' comedy feature film David Brent: Life on the Road: the song "Lady Gypsy" on the film's soundtrack tells of a romantic meeting "by the lakeside, just south of Didcot". An electricity pylon on farmland alongside Abingdon Road (opposite Tamar Way) on the eastern edge of Didcot featured on the…

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 51.6031, -1.2444
County: Oxfordshire
District: South Oxfordshire
Parish: Didcot
Postcode: OX11 8PW
Parliamentary constituency: Didcot and Wantage
Nearest railway station: Didcot Parkway — 0.9 km

Sources

osm: w43309443 (ODbL)
wikipedia: Didcot (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Memorials & monuments · South East England

Northbourne War Memorial

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Free🐕

Smoky Towers - geograph.org.uk - 7188142

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Theatres · South East England

New Coronet Cinema

New Coronet Cinema — a cinema heritage in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.

Wildwood Kitchen, Didcot - geograph.org.uk - 4477577

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Theatres · South East England

Cineworld Cinema Didcot

Cineworld Cinema Didcot — a cinema heritage in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.

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Wildlife reserves · South East England

Mowbray Fields

Mowbray Fields is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom.

Free🐕

A 'Dukedog' at Didcot, early 1985 (1) - geograph.org.uk - 6033838

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Museums · South East England

GWR Museum

GWR Museum — a museum in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.

Free👶

A 'Dukedog' at Didcot, early 1985 (2) - geograph.org.uk - 6034517

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Museums · South East England

The Signalling Centre

The Signalling Centre — a museum in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.

Free👶

Where to eat & stay near Didcot Cemetery

Places to stay

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Campsites · South East England

St. Peter's Farm

St. Peter's Farm — a campsite in england south east.

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Hotels · South East England

Courtyard by Marriott Oxford South

Courtyard by Marriott Oxford South — a hotel in england west midlands.

↗ marriott.com

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Caravan parks · South East England

Bridge House Caravan Site

Bridge House Caravan Site — a caravan park in england west midlands.

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B&Bs · South East England

The Plough Inn

The Plough Inn — a bed-and-breakfast in england west midlands.

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Hotels · South East England

The George Hotel

The George Hotel — a hotel in england west midlands.

↗ george-dorchester.co.uk

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Hotels · South East England

The White Hart Hotel

The White Hart Hotel — a hotel in england west midlands.