- Ditton, Slough
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Coordinates: 51°29′27″N 0°33′58″W / 51.4908°N 0.5660°W
Ditton
Ditton shown within Berkshire
OS grid reference SU996778 Unitary authority Slough Ceremonial county Berkshire Region South East Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town SLOUGH Postcode district SL3 Dialling code 01281 Police Thames Valley Fire Royal Berkshire Ambulance South Central EU Parliament South East England UK Parliament Slough List of places: UK • England • Berkshire Ditton is a suburb of the unitary authority of Slough, Berkshire in South East England.
It is also covered by the M4 and the Queen Mary Reservoir.
It was a hamlet in the parish of Stoke Poges. It was a separated part of the parish lying about 2 miles to the south west with the parishes of Upton and Langley Marish intervening.
It is most famous for being the location of the Manor of Ditton and Ditton Park. It was at Ditton Park in 1935 that the idea for the development of the British Radar Defence System was conceived.
It was transferred to Berkshire from Buckinghamshire in 1974.
Within the borough Outside the borough Categories:- Suburbs of Slough
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