Berkshire | |
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Geography | |
Status | Ceremonial and Non-metropolitan county (no county council) |
Region | South East England |
Area - Total | Ranked 40th 1,262 km2 (487 sq mi) |
ONS code | |
NUTS 3 | UKJ11 |
Demography | |
Population - Total (2005 est.) - Density | Ranked 26th 812,200 643/km2 (1,670/sq mi) |
Ethnicity | 88.7% White 6.8% S.Asian 2.0% Afro-Carib. |
Politics | |
No county council | |
Members of Parliament | |
Districts | |
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Berkshire is a county in southeast England. It is west of London. Its county town is Reading. In the past, a town named Abingdon was the county town, but this town is not in Berkshire any more.
Berkshire is also known as the Royal County of Berkshire. view more...