Berkshire
| Advanced search |
- About 4 results found and you can help!
 Windsor Castle, viewed from the Long Walk |
Berkshire ( or , abbreviated Berks) is a county of south east England, located to the west of London. It has also been known as the Royal County of Berkshire since at the least the 19th century because of the presence of Windsor Castle; this was recognised by the Queen in 1957 and letters patent were issued confirming this in 1974. Berkshire is a county of historic origin and is currently both a ceremonial county and a non-metropolitan county without a county council. Berkshire County Council was the main county governance from 1889 to 1998, except for the separately administered County Borough of Reading. In 1974 the towns of Abingdon, Didcot and Wantage were transferred to Oxfordshire, Slough was gained from Buckinghamshire, and the separate administration of Reading ended. Since 1998 Berkshire has been governed by the six unitary authorities of Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor and Maidenhead and Wokingham. It borders the counties of Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Greater London, Surrey, Wiltshire and Hampshire.
- Related: Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire, High Sheriff of Berkshire, Custos Rotulorum of Berkshire, Berkshire Record Office, Berkshire (pig)
| BBC Berkshire website BBC Berkshire website www.bbc.co.uk/berkshire - Web |
| Photographs of Berkshire Photographs of Berkshire www.uk-web-index.co.uk/countyphotos/Berkshire/0/0/ - Web |
| Berkshire Enclosure Maps Berkshire Enclosure Maps www.berkshireenclosure.org.uk - Web |
Gallery for «Berkshire»
Average relevance
| Images of Berkshire Images of Berkshire viewfinder.english-heritage.org.uk/.../results.aspx?index=0&mainQuery=&searchType=all&form=basic&theme=&county=BERKSHIRE&district=&placeName= - Web |
