Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead | |
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![]() Shown within Berkshire | |
Coordinates: 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 |
• MPs | |
Area | |
• Total | 76.61 sq mi (198.43 km2) |
• Rank | 146th (of 296) |
Population (2022[1]) | |
• Total | 154,738 |
• Rank | 138th (of 296) |
• Density | 2,000/sq mi (780/km2) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
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Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
ONS code | 00ME (ONS) E06000040 (GSS) |
OS grid reference | SU926750 |
Website | www |
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead is a local government district with royal borough status in Berkshire, England. Its council is a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. The borough is named after its two largest towns of Maidenhead (where the council is based) and Windsor. The borough also includes the towns of Ascot and Eton, plus numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. It is home to Windsor Castle, Eton College, Legoland Windsor and Ascot Racecourse. It is one of only four boroughs in England entitled to be prefixed royal.