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The county is known as the Royal County of Berkshire. This title was granted by Queen Elizabeth II to Berkshire County Council in 1957, via Sir Austin Strutt, Deputy Under-Secretary of State, who wrote to E.R. Davies, clerk to the county council, conveying the Queen's permission for the use of the term. [1]
The Royal County of Berkshire, commonly known as simply Berkshire (/ ˈbɑːrkʃɪər, - ʃər / ⓘ [3] BARK-sheer, -shər; abbreviated Berks.), is a ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Oxfordshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the north-east, Greater London to the east, Surrey to the south-east, Hampshire to the ...
Windsor Castle is a royal residence at Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, about 25 miles (40 km) west of central London. It is strongly associated with the English and succeeding British royal family, and embodies almost a millennium of architectural history. The original castle was built in the 11th century, after the Norman invasion ...
Parish. The historic counties of England are areas that were established for administration by the Normans, in many cases based on earlier kingdoms and shires created by the Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Celts and others. They are alternatively known as ancient counties, [2][3] traditional counties, [4] former counties[5][6] or simply as counties. [7]
Windsor is a historic town in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. It is the site of Windsor Castle , one of the official residences of the British monarch . The town is situated 21.8 miles (35.1 km) west of Charing Cross , central London , 5.8 miles (9.3 km) southeast of Maidenhead , and 15.8 miles (25.4 km) east ...
The Council of the Royal County of Berkshire, also known as the Berkshire County Council, was the top-tier local government administrative body for Berkshire from 1889 to 1998. The local authority had responsibilities for education, social services, public transport, planning, emergency services and waste disposal, and had 87 members.
The earliest map of Reading, published in 1611 by John Speed. By 1525, Reading was the largest town in Berkshire, and tax returns show that Reading was the 10th largest town in England followed closely by Colchester and Leicester, based on taxable wealth.
Boundary reviews. Since 1265, the Parliamentary County of Berkshire, along with all other English counties regardless of size or population, had elected 2 MPs (Knights of the Shire) to the House of Commons. The Parliamentary Boroughs of Reading, Wallingford and Windsor (formally known as New Windsor) had also each returned 2 MPs (burgesses ...