Theme Week Berkshire – Slough
Friday, 24 March 2023 - 12:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien Category/Kategorie: General
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Slough is a town in the
unitary authority of the same name in
Berkshire , England, bordering
Greater London . It lies in the
Thames Valley , 20 miles (32 km) west of central
London and 19 miles (31 km) north-east of
Reading , at the intersection of the
M4 ,
M40 and
M25 motorways. It is part of the
historic county of
Buckinghamshire . In 2020, the built-up area subdivision had an estimated population of 164,793. In 2011, the district had a population of 140,713.
Slough’s population is one of the most ethnically diverse in the United Kingdom, attracting people from across the country and the world for labour since the 1920s, which has helped shape it into a major trading centre. In 2017, unemployment stood at 1.4%, one-third the UK average of 4.5%.
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Slough has the highest concentration of UK
HQs of global companies outside London.
Slough Trading Estate is the largest industrial estate in single private ownership in Europe, with over 17,000 jobs in 400 businesses.
Blackberry ,
McAfee ,
Burger King ,
DHL ,
Telefonica and
Lego have head offices in the town.
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Slough Borough Council ,
Wikivoyage Slough and
Wikipedia Slough . Learn more about the
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