OS grid reference SP6831 Country England Local time Saturday 6:16 AM District Aylesbury Vale UK parliament constituency Buckingham | Region South East Sovereign state United Kingdom Shire county Buckinghamshire Dialling code 01280 | |
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Population 778 (2011 Census,parish) Civil parish Gawcott with Lenborough Weather 9°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 97% Humidity | ||
Gawcott is a village about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of Buckingham in Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. The village is in the civil parish of Gawcott with Lenborough .
Map of Gawcott, Buckingham, UK
The toponym is derived from the Old English for "cottage for which rent is payable". The Domesday Book of 1086 records the village as Chauescote.
To the east of the village is Signal Hill, which was a former FCO/MI6 signals intelligence station.
Sir George Gilbert Scott, the architect of the Midland Grand Hotel at St Pancras railway station in London (and numerous other buildings), was born in Gawcott.
See also Sefton Delmer.
References
Gawcott Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA