Slough, Berkshire

Slough Borough of Slough
Town, Borough and unitary authority
From top clockwise: Tesco Extra, Upton Court Park, Observatory House, Slough Trading Estate, Horlicks Factory and the Ditton Park Manor
Shown within Berkshire
Coordinates: 51°31′N 0°35′W / 51.51°N 0.59°W / 51.51; -0.59Coordinates: 51°31′N 0°35′W / 51.51°N 0.59°W / 51.51; -0.59
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South East England
Ceremonial county	Berkshire
Historic county	Buckinghamshire (including town centre) Middlesex (part of east of town)
Status	Unitary authority
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Admin HQ	Bath Road, Slough
Government
• Type	Unitary authority
• Body	Slough Borough Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet (Labour)
• MPs	Fiona Mactaggart
Area
• Total	12.56 sq mi (32.54 km2)
Area rank	306th (of 326)
Population (mid-2015 est.)
• Total	161,055
• Rank	136th (of 326)
• Density	13,000/sq mi (4,900/km2)
• Ethnicity	45.7% White 39.7% Asian or British Asian 8.6% Black or Black British 3.4% Mixed Race 2.6% Other
Time zone	GMT (UTC0)
• Summer (DST)	BST (UTC+1)
ONS code	00MD (ONS) E06000039 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SU978797
Website	www.slough.gov.uk

Slough (ⁱ/ˈslaʊ/) is a large town in Berkshire, England, 21 miles (34 km) west of London, 3 miles (5 km) north of Windsor, 6 miles (10 km) east of Maidenhead, 12 miles (19 km) south-east of High Wycombe and 20 miles (32 km) north-east of Reading. Sitting at the gateway between the Thames Valley and London and at the intersection of the M4, M40 and M25 motorways, it offers easy road access to the rest of the UK.

The A4 and the Great Western Main Line pass through the town, which was historically part of neighbouring Buckinghamshire. From 2019 the Elizabeth Line (Crossrail) will allow fast journeys to the heart of London, whilst from 2021 the Western Rail Link cut journey times to Heathrow Airport to just seven minutes.