| Borough of Slough | |
| Utc Offset: | +0 |
| Subdivision Name5: | Slough |
| Seat: | Slough |
| Area Rank: | |
| Population Rank: | Ranked |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Greenwich Mean Time |
| Timezone Dst: | British Summer Time |
| Subdivision Name4: | Berkshire |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +1 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
| Postal Code: | SL1-3, SL60-95 (Non-geographic) |
| Area Code: | SL |
| Blank Name: | ISO 3166-2 |
| Blank1 Name: | ONS code |
| Blank1 Info: | 00EH (ONS) E06000039 (GSS) |
| Blank2 Name: | OS grid reference |
| Demographics Type1: | Ethnicity (2021) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Ethnic groups |
| Demographics Type2: | Religion (2021) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Religion |
| Subdivision Type5: | Constituencies |
| Subdivision Type4: | Ceremonial county |
| Settlement Type: | Borough and unitary authority |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms of Slough Borough Council |
| Mapsize: | 200px |
| Subdivision Name3: | London Commuter Belt |
| Pushpin Map: | UK England |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within England |
| Subdivision Type: | Sovereign state |
| Subdivision Name: | United Kingdom |
| Subdivision Type1: | Constituent country |
| Subdivision Name1: | England |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | South East England |
| Subdivision Type3: | Commuter Belts |
The Borough of Slough is a unitary authority with borough status in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, Southern England. The borough is centred around the town of Slough and includes Langley. It forms an urban area with parts of Buckinghamshire and extends to the villages of Burnham, Farnham Royal, George Green, and Iver. Part of the district's area was in Buckinghamshire prior to the district's formation and in Middlesex until 1965.[1]
The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 from the Municipal Borough of Slough and parts of the parishes of Burnham and Wexham of which were formerly in Eton Rural District in Buckinghamshire.[2] On 1 April 1995 the parish of Colnbrook with Poyle was transferred to Slough.[3]
The borough borders the counties of Buckinghamshire (the unitary authority of the same name), Greater London (Hillingdon) and Surrey (Spelthorne), as well as the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (also in Berkshire). Notable settlements nearby including London, Reading and High Wycombe. The nearest airport is Heathrow Airport, which is located roughly to the south-east. The borough has good links to London and other towns and cities with its main connecting road being the M4 motorway. It is also served by six railway stations: Taplow, Burnham, Slough, Langley, Iver and West Drayton. The district contains the unparished area of Slough and the civil parish of Colnbrook with Poyle.[4] The parishes of Britwell and Wexham Court were scheduled for abolition in April 2019, but after an appeal by the parish councils and a judicial review the order was quashed and the parishes remain unchanged.[5] [6]
The borough comprises 15 wards: