The Borough of Slough is a

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with

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status in the ceremonial county of

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, Southern England. The borough is centred around the town of

Slough Slough () is a town and unparished area in the unitary authority of the same name in Berkshire, England, bordering west London. It lies in the Thames Valley, west of central London and north-east of Reading, at the intersection of the M4, ...

and includes Langley. It forms an urban area with parts of

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and extends to the villages of

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, Farnham Royal, George Green, and

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. Part of the district's area was in Buckinghamshire prior to the district's formation and in

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until

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History

The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 under the

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from the Municipal Borough of Slough and parts of the parishes of

and Wexham of which were formerly in Eton Rural District in

. On 1 April 1995 the parish of Colnbrook with Poyle was transferred to Slough.

Geography

The borough is located between the counties of Buckinghamshire,

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and partly Surrey, larger settlements nearby including

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and

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. The nearest airport is Heathrow Airport. The borough has good links to London and other towns and cities with its main connecting road being the

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. It is also served by six railway stations:

Taplow Taplow is a village and civil parish in the Unitary Authority of Buckinghamshire, England. It sits on the left bank of the River Thames, facing Maidenhead in the neighbouring county of Berkshire, with Cippenham and Burnham to the east. It is the ...

, Langley,

and

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. The district contains the

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of Slough and the civil parish of Colnbrook with Poyle. 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.

Council and cabinet

Wards

The borough comprises 15 wards: * Baylis and Stoke (Pop; 9,701) * Britwell and Northborough (Pop; 10,686) * Central (Pop; 11,482) * Chalvey (Pop; 13,183) * Cippenham Green (Pop; 9,969) * Cippenham Meadows (Pop; 11,891) * Colnbrook with Poyle (Pop; 6,588) * Elliman (Pop; 10,435) * Farnham (Pop; 10,988) * Foxborough (Pop; 3,724) * Haymill and Lynch Hill (Pop; 9,525) * Langley Kedermister (Pop; 10,355) * Langley St Mary's (Pop; 11,157) * Upton (Pop; 9,305) * Wexham Lea (Pop; 10,588)

References

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External links

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Slough Borough CouncilSlough History Online
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