Slough
Slough is a Borough and unitary authority area within
the ceremonial county of Berkshire, England. It is 22
miles (35 km) west of central London and 20 miles (32
km) east of Reading. At the time of the 2001 census,
the population of Slough was 119,070 (est. 122,000 in
2006) and the borough area was the most ethnically diverse
local authority area outside London in the United Kingdom.
Slough is home to the Slough Trading Estate, the UK's
first such estate, which, coupled with extensive transport
links, makes it an important business centre in South
East England. It is also home to a campus of Thames
Valley University. Slough is at grid reference SU978797
and is situated to the west of Greater London. Proximate
towns include Windsor to the south, Maidenhead to the
west, Uxbridge to the northeast and Bracknell to the
southwest.
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