Edgcott
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox UK place
.jpg)
Edgcott is a village and a civil parish in Buckinghamshire district in the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the Aylesbury Vale, about eight miles east of Bicester.
The village name is derived from the Old English for "oak cottage". In the Domesday Book of 1086 it is recorded as Achecote, "æcen" (from which the word "acorn" is derived) being the Old English word for oak.
The manor of Edgcott was once owned by the physician and poet Sir Samuel Garth.
The village also has two prisons located nearby.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 1807 Edgcott was described as:
The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. The church is old but good. There is an Independent chapel.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Population
The parish had a population of 256 people according to the 2011 census<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Edgcott's population during the 1830s mainly worked as agricultural labourers.
The following graph shows the number of Edgcott residents by age in 2001,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> with 141, approximately 55%, aged between 30 and 59.
.jpg)
St. Michael's Church
The Church dates back to the 12th century, with many rebuilding and restorations occurring through the years. Main restorations took place in 1604 and 1875. The building was added to gradually; in the 12th century the nave and chancel were built, and then in the 15th century the west steeple was constructed. The vestry was added in the 1875 restorations.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
St. Michael's is a listed building under the Planning Act of 1990 due to its architectural and historic features.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Parish Council
Edgcott has an active parish council, with regular meetings held in the village hall.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
HM Prisons Grendon and Spring Hill
There are two prisons on the same site just east of Edgcott. They are jointly managed:<ref name=HMP/>
HM Prison Grendon was opened in 1962 and was originally an experimental psychiatric prison, which dealt with prisoners with antisocial personality disorders.<ref name=HMP>Template:Cite web</ref> It is now a Category B men's prison, housing around 200 prisoners. It still offers therapeutic care, with prison routine organised around a programme of group therapy.<ref name=HMP/>
HM Prison Spring Hill is a Category D men's open prison accommodating about 330 prisoners.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>