Towns & cities · West Midlands
Edgcott
Edgcott — village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Quainton Road · 7.0 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Edgcott is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 255 people. Address: HP18. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, UK". Coordinates: 51.8960°, -1.0170°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Edgcott is a village and a civil parish in Buckinghamshire district in the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the Aylesbury Vale, about eight miles east of Bicester. The village name is derived from the Old English for "oak cottage". In the Domesday Book of 1086 it is recorded as Achecote, "æcen" (from which the word "acorn" is derived) being the Old English word for oak. The manor of Edgcott was once owned by the physician and poet Sir Samuel Garth. The village also has two prisons located nearby. In 1807 Edgcott was described as:The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. The church is old but good. There is an Independent chapel.
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- Coordinates
- 51.8960, -1.0170
- District
- Buckinghamshire
- Parish
- Edgcott
- Postcode
- HP18
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire
- Population
- 255
- Nearest railway station
- Quainton Road — 7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1945328 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Edgcott (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Edgcott(AndrewSmith)Mar2006.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Edgcott?
- Edgcott is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode HP18), in the parish of Edgcott.
- Is Edgcott a protected site?
- Yes — Edgcott is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Edgcott free to visit?
- Yes, Edgcott is free to enter.
- How do I get to Edgcott?
- The nearest railway station is Quainton Road, about 7.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HP18.