Ditton, Slough
Human settlement in England
- Slough
- Berkshire
- South East
- Slough
Ditton is a suburb of Slough, in the unitary authority area of Slough, in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, England.[1]
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.
References
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 175 Reading & Windsor (Henley-on-Thames & Bracknell) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319232149.
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Suburbs and areas of Slough
- Britwell
- Chalvey
- Cippenham
- Colnbrook
- Ditton
- Huntercombe
- Langley
- Poyle
- Salt Hill
- Upton
- Wexham Court
- Windsor Meadows
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