Gawcott
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Gawcott is a village in the parish of Gawcott with Lenborough near Buckingham, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located to the west of the town.
The hamlet name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'cottage for which rent is payable'. In the Domesday Book in 1086 the hamlet was recorded as Chauescote.
To the east of the village is Signal Hill, which was a former FCO/MI6 signals intelligence station. [1] [2]
[edit] References
- ^ Turnbull, Alan (24th August 2006). "Secret Bases" Part 1. Pagliacci Productions Limited. Retrieved on 2006-08-30.
- ^ Get-a-map - Gawcott. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved on 2006-09-15.
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