Didcot (/ˈdɪdkɒt/) or (/ˈdɪdkət/) is a town and civil parish in Oxfordshire about 9 miles (14 km) south of Oxford. Didcot is known for its railway junction, railway museum and power stations, and is the official gateway to the Science Vale: three large science and technology centres in the surrounding villages of Milton (Milton Park), Culham (Culham Science Centre) and Harwell (Harwell Science and Innovation Campus which includes Rutherford Appleton Laboratory).