Sutton Wick, Oxfordshire

Sutton Wick

Bridleway to Sutton Wick
Sutton Wick
 Sutton Wick shown within Oxfordshire
OS grid referenceSU480945
Civil parishDrayton
DistrictVale of White Horse
Shire countyOxfordshire
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Abingdon
Postcode district OX14
Dialling code 01235
Police Thames Valley
Fire Oxfordshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK ParliamentWantage
WebsiteDrayton near Abingdon
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Coordinates: 51°38′50″N 1°18′28″W / 51.6473°N 1.3077°W / 51.6473; -1.3077

Sutton Wick is a hamlet contiguous with the village of Drayton in Oxfordshire, England. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire.

Air crash

Main article: Sutton Wick air crash

A Blackburn Beverley C.Mk 1 heavy transport aircraft on a flight from RAF Abingdon crashed at Sutton Wick on 5 March 1957. All but four of the 22 people aboard were killed in the accident, and two people were killed on the ground.[1]

References

  1. Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 6 January 2010.
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