List of places in Berkshire explained

This is a list of places in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, England. It does not include places which were formerly in Berkshire. For places which were formerly in Berkshire, see list of places transferred from Berkshire to Oxfordshire in 1974, and for places which were transferred from Berkshire in 1844 and 1889, see list of Berkshire boundary changes.

Local authorities

There are six unitary authorities in Berkshire, which were formed following the dissolution of Berkshire County Council on 31 March 1998.[1]

Local authorityPopulationTowns
Bracknell Forest109,617[2] Bracknell, Crowthorne, Sandhurst
Reading155,700[3] Reading
Slough140,200[4] Slough
West Berkshire104,483[5] Newbury, Thatcham, Hungerford, Calcot
Windsor and Maidenhead133,626[6] Windsor, Maidenhead, Ascot, Eton
Wokingham126,229[7] Wokingham, Woodley, Earley, Winnersh

Towns

There are no cities in the county with instead a relatively dense proportion of towns: Reading and Slough are the largest. Both large towns are home to universities and each has three railway stations.

Civil parishes

See main article: List of civil parishes in Berkshire. The following list of civil parishes is compiled from List of civil parishes in Berkshire. Slough and Reading (as an authority) is unparished.

Bracknell Forest

West Berkshire

Windsor and Maidenhead

Wokingham

Other settlements

The following is a list of settlements that cannot be categorized as towns or parishes; as such the majority are suburbs, small villages, or hamlets.

Bracknell Forest

Reading

Slough

West Berkshire

Windsor and Maidenhead

Wokingham

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: REVIEW OF THE YEAR 1998/1999 . 5 January 2009 . Berkshire Record Office . 4 April 2002.
  2. Web site: Bracknell Forest (Local Authority) . 4 January 2009 . Key Figures for 2001 Census: Census Area Statistics . . 2008.
  3. Web site: Reading (Local Authority) . 4 January 2009 . Key Figures for 2001 Census: Census Area Statistics . . 2008.
  4. Web site: Slough(Local Authority) . 4 January 2009 . Key Figures for 2001 Census: Census Area Statistics . . 2008.
  5. Web site: West Berkshire (Local Authority) . 4 January 2009 . Key Figures for 2001 Census: Census Area Statistics . . 2008.
  6. Web site: Windsor and Maidenhead (Local Authority) . 4 January 2009 . Key Figures for 2001 Census: Census Area Statistics . . 2008.
  7. Web site: Wokingham (Local Authority) . 4 January 2009 . Key Figures for 2001 Census: Census Area Statistics . . 2008.