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Berkshire is an historic county of England. (For more information about the ancient counties of the UK, see the historic counties page and the place types page.)

From The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, (1870-72):

An inland county, within the basin of the Thames. It is bounded, on the N, by Gloucester, Oxford and Bucks; on the E, by Surrey; on the S, by Herts; and on the W, by Wilts.

The county town is Reading; and the market towns are Reading, Abingdon, Faringdon, Newbury, Wantage, Wokingham, Maindenhead, East Ilsley, Lambourn, Hungerford, Wallingford, and Windsor.

Also known as Berks.




Communities
Communities in Berkshire include Abingdon, Ascot, Binfield, Blewbury, Bracknell, Bray, Bucklebury, Buscot, Cookham, Cookham Dean ... View communities

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Parishes
Parishes in Berkshire include Abingdon - St Helen, Abingdon - St Nicholas, Aldermaston, Aldworth, Appleford, Appleton, Arborfield, Ardington, Ashampstead, Ashbury ... View parishes

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