Westcott, Buckinghamshire

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 51.8466
longitude= -0.9570
official_name= Westcott
population = 414 [ [http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=792104&c=Westcott&d=16&e=15&g=424230&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1216764638287&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 Neighbourhood Statistics 2001 Census] ]
shire_district= Aylesbury Vale
shire_county = Buckinghamshire
region= South East England
civil_parish=Westcott
static_

static_image_caption= St Mary's Church, Westcott
constituency_westminster= Buckingham
post_town= AYLESBURY
postcode_district = HP18
postcode_area= HP
dial_code= 01296
os_grid_reference= SP718171
london_distance=

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

External links

* [http://www.westcottcofeschool.ik.org/ Westcott Church of England School website]