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Coordinates: 51°50′48″N 0°57′25″W / 51.8466°N 0.9570°W / 51.8466; -0.9570

Westcott
St Mary's Church, Westcott
Westcott Westcott shown within Buckinghamshire
Population	414 ^[1]
OS grid reference	SP718171
Parish	Westcott
District	Aylesbury Vale
Shire county	Buckinghamshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	AYLESBURY
Postcode district	HP18
Dialling code	01296
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Buckinghamshire
Ambulance	South Central
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Buckingham
List of places: UK • England • Buckinghamshire

Westcott is a village and also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located about a mile west of Waddesdon.

The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'west cottage'.

For many years Westcott was the location of the Rocket Propulsion Establishment, which was located on the old RAF Westcott airfield to the west of the main village. This has since been closed down, and the area is called the Westcott Venture Park. BAE Systems maintains a presence on the site (BAE Systems Environmental) which advises on the decommissioning of military sites.

Westcott Church of England School is a mixed, voluntary controlled, primary school, which takes children from the age of four through to the age of seven. Children usually go on to attend Waddesdon Village Primary School. Westcott Church of England School is one of the smallest schools in the country, with an average of 20 students at any one time. It has been open since the early Victorian era.