Berkshire
Sign in to saveBerkshire ( ; abbreviated ), officially the Royal County of Berkshire, is a ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Oxfordshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the north-east, Greater London to the east, Surrey to the south-east, Hampshire to the south, and Wiltshire to the west. Reading is the largest settlement and the county town.
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Berkshire is a ceremonial county located in South East England, bordered by several other counties including Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Greater London, Surrey, Hampshire, and Wiltshire, with Reading as its largest settlement and county town. It matters as an administrative region that helps organize local governance and community services across this part of southeastern England.
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Key facts
- English county.official_name
- Berkshire
- English county.other_name
- Royal County of Berkshire
- English county.image_caption
- The Berkshire Downs near Aldworth, The Blade, Reading, and Windsor Castle
- English county.region
- South East
- English county.established_date
- Ancient
- English county.MPs
- 9 MPs
- English county.police
- Thames Valley Police
- English county.fire
- Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service
- English county.lord_lieutenant_office
- Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire
- English county.lord_lieutenant_name
- Andrew Try
- English county.high_sheriff_office
- High Sheriff of Berkshire
- English county.high_sheriff_name
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- Geology
- Demography
- Governance
- Local
- Parliament
- Economy
- Industry
- Agricultural produce
- Media
- Sport
- Horse racing
- Football
- Rugby
- Ice hockey
- Hockey
- Education
- Towns and villages
- Notable people
- Places of interest
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
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Berkshire ( ; abbreviated ), officially the Royal County of Berkshire, is a ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Oxfordshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the north-east, Greater London to the east, Surrey to the south-east, Hampshire to the south, and Wiltshire to the west. Reading is the largest settlement and the county town.
The county has an area of and had an estimated population of in . The population is concentrated in the east, the area closest to Greater London, which includes the county's largest towns: Reading, Slough, Bracknell, and Maidenhead. The west is rural, and its largest town is Newbury. For local government purposes Berkshire comprises six unitary authority areas: Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor and Maidenhead, and Wokingham. The historic county included the parts of Oxfordshire south of the River Thames, which formed its northern border, but excluded Caversham and Slough.