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Windsor and Maidenhead

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Windsor and Maidenhead

Unitary authority in southeast England, created in 1998 from part of the former county of Berkshire.

Area

198 sq km/76 sq mi

Towns and cities

Windsor, Maidenhead (administrative headquarters)

Features

River Thames; Windsor Castle, royal residence originally built by William the Conqueror; Windsor Great Park, remnant of royal hunting ground; Eton College, founded by Henry VI in 1440; Household Cavalry Museum (Windsor); Stanley Spencer Gallery (Cookham on Thames); Ascot Racecourse

Industries

tourism and service industries, electrical systems and components, chemicals, motor vehicle components, telecommunications, publishing, scientific equipment

Population

(2001) 133,600



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