Ditton is a suburb of Slough, in the unitary authority area of Slough, in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, England.[1]

Ditton
Ditton Location within Berkshire
OS grid reference	SU996778
Unitary authority	Slough
Ceremonial county	Berkshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SLOUGH
Postcode district	SL3
Dialling code	01281
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Royal Berkshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Slough
List of places UK England Berkshire 51.4908°N 0.5660°W / 51.4908; -0.5660

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.

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