Difference between revisions of "Berkshire"
Jessbowbag (talk | contribs) |
Jessbowbag (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
Other major towns: Maidenhead, New Windsor | Other major towns: Maidenhead, New Windsor | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
A mainly rural county despite its close proximity to the sprawl of Greater London, Berkshire is famed for its close ties with the British Monarchy boasting one of the Queen's official residences, Windsor Castle. The River Thames flows through Berkshire, and the river helps provide much of the county's character. Berkshire is also known as Britain's "Silicon Valley" due to the number of high-tech firms in the area. | A mainly rural county despite its close proximity to the sprawl of Greater London, Berkshire is famed for its close ties with the British Monarchy boasting one of the Queen's official residences, Windsor Castle. The River Thames flows through Berkshire, and the river helps provide much of the county's character. Berkshire is also known as Britain's "Silicon Valley" due to the number of high-tech firms in the area. | ||
King Alfred, that burned the cakes, was born in Wantage. | King Alfred, that burned the cakes, was born in Wantage. | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
Revision as of 21:43, 14 May 2007
Contents
Berkshire
County town: Reading
Other major towns: Maidenhead, New Windsor
A mainly rural county despite its close proximity to the sprawl of Greater London, Berkshire is famed for its close ties with the British Monarchy boasting one of the Queen's official residences, Windsor Castle. The River Thames flows through Berkshire, and the river helps provide much of the county's character. Berkshire is also known as Britain's "Silicon Valley" due to the number of high-tech firms in the area.
King Alfred, that burned the cakes, was born in Wantage.
Register Offices
Bracknell Register Office
Easthampstead House
Town Square
Bracknell
RG12 1AG
Tel 01344 352052
Online applications
Bracknell Forest Borough Council
Reading Register Office
Yeomanry House
Castle Hill
Reading
Tel 0118 901 5120
Online applications
Awaiting Link
Slough Register Office
The Centre
Farnham Road
Slough
SL1 3UQ
Tel 01753 787600
Slough Borough Council: Home
e-mail registrar@slough.gov.uk
Record Office Lookup Requests
Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
Record Office Lookup Contacts
None listed yet
Cemetery Lookup Requests
Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.
By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
Cemetery Lookup Contacts
Berkshire, as far as Reading Saltybrine (Rod)
Links
OPC
Local History Societies
Archives
Family and social history
- Index of names from wills etc pre 1858 (Hungerford & Wantage etc) Someone has put an absolutely ASTONISHING amount of work into this site - lots of fully transcribed wills with a name search facility. If that person reads this - THANK YOU.
Maps & Photographs
Countywide interest
Specific Town Village interest
Back to England
