Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
| Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | |
|---|---|
| Unitary authority, Borough, Royal borough | |
 Shown within Berkshire |
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| Coordinates: 51°28′00″N 0°40′00″W / 51.4667°N 0.6667°WCoordinates: 51°28′00″N 0°40′00″W / 51.4667°N 0.6667°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | South East England |
| Ceremonial county | Berkshire |
| Status | Unitary authority |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Admin HQ | Maidenhead |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unitary authority |
| • Body | Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council |
| • Leadership | Leader & Cabinet (Conservative) |
| • MPs | Adam Afriyie, Theresa May |
| Area | |
| • Total | 76.61 sq mi (198.43 km2) |
| Area rank | 167th (of 326) |
| Population (mid-2014 est.) | |
| • Total | 147,400 |
| • Rank | 131st (of 326) |
| • Density | 1,900/sq mi (740/km2) |
| • Ethnicity | 90.2% White 5.4% S.Asian 1.2% Black 1.7% Mixed Race 1.4% Chinese or Other |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC0) |
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) |
| ONS code | 00ME (ONS) E06000040 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | SU926750 |
| Website | www |
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead is a Royal Borough of Berkshire, in South East England. It is home to Windsor Castle, Eton College, Legoland and Ascot Racecourse.
The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 as a non-metropolitan district of Berkshire, under the Local Government Act 1972, from parts of the former administrative counties of Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. From Berkshire came the boroughs of Maidenhead and Windsor, and the rural districts of Cookham and Windsor, and from Buckinghamshire came the Eton urban district, and the parishes of Datchet, Horton and Wraysbury from the rural district of Eton. It inherited royal borough status from Windsor, the site of Windsor Castle.
The local authority is Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council . It became a unitary authority on 1 April 1998 with the abolition of Berkshire County Council. It is the only Royal Borough outside Greater London.
As with many other parts of the United Kingdom, the borough was affected by the UK storms of January-February 2014.
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