Didcot

The city of Didcot is located in the southeastern part of England, in the south of Oxfordshire . 16 kilometers south of Oxford . Until 1974, he entered the county of Berkshire . The population of the city is 22 thousand people.

In 1882, after the construction of the railways connecting the ports of southern, eastern and western England, Didcot became an important railway junction connecting London, Bristol and Oxford with Southampton. During the Second World War in 1942-1943, the capacities of these railways, in accordance with the needs of that time, were further increased. In 1966, the Southampton line was closed.

Currently, Didcot is famous primarily due to the large thermal power station ( Didcot Powerstation ) located nearby. The station, which has 2 blocks with 6 cooling towers in 2003, was put by readers of the Country Life newspaper in third place out of 10 among the most polluting facilities in the UK. The station, operating on coal and natural gas and biogas, has repeatedly gathered rallies of “green” parties and organizations under its walls.