Berkshire

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Berkshire
Image:EnglandBerkshire.png
Geography
Status Ceremonial and Non-metropolitan county (no county council)
Region South East England
Area
- Total
Ranked 40th
1,262 km²
ONS code
NUTS 3 UKJ11
Demographics
Population
- Total (2005 est.)
- Density
Ranked 26th
812,200
643 / km²
Ethnicity 88.7% White
6.8% S.Asian
2.0% Afro-Carib.
Politics
No county council
Members of Parliament
  • Adam Afriyie
  • Richard Benyon
  • Andrew Mackay
  • Fiona Mactaggart
  • Theresa May
  • John Redwood
  • Martin Salter
  • Rob Wilson
Districts
  1. West Berkshire (Unitary)
  2. Reading (Unitary)
  3. Wokingham (Unitary)
  4. Bracknell Forest (Unitary)
  5. Windsor and Maidenhead (Unitary)
  6. Slough (Unitary)

Berkshire is a county in the south of England (part of the UK). It is to the west of London. Its county town is named Reading. In the past, a town named Abingdon was the county town, but this town is now not in Berkshire.

Berkshire is also named Royal Berkshire.

[edit] Cities, towns and villages

The towns below are not part of Berkshire now, but were in the past.

  • Abingdon
  • Didcot
  • Wallingford
  • Wantage
  • Faringdon