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Slough

The Slough Trading Estate
Slough is located in Berkshire
Slough
Slough
Location within Berkshire
Population burgh119,070 (2001)
Urban aurie141,848 [1]
OS grid referenceSU978797
• Lunnon22 mi (35 km) E
Unitar authority
Ceremonial coonty
Region
KintraIngland
Sovereign stateUnitit Kinrick
Post tounSLOUGH
Postcode destrictSL1-SL3
Diallin code01753
PoliceThames Valley
FireRoyal Berkshire
AmbulanceSooth Central
EU PairlamentSooth East Ingland
UK Pairlament
Wabsteidwww.slough.gov.uk
Leet o places
UK
Ingland
Berkshire
51°31′N 0°35′W / 51.51°N 0.59°W / 51.51; -0.59Coordinates: 51°31′N 0°35′W / 51.51°N 0.59°W / 51.51; -0.59

Slough Listeni/ˈsl/ is a burgh an unitary authority athin the ceremonial coonty o Ryal Berkshire, Ingland. The toun straddles the A4 Bath Road (it becomes the Great West Road closer tae Lunnon) an the Great Western Main Line, 22 mile (35 km) wast o central Lunnon. At the 2001 census, the population o Slough wis 119,070 (est. 122,000 in 2006) an the burgh aurie wis the maist ethnically diverse local authority aurie ootside Lunnon in the Unitit Kinrick.[2] Slough has the highest proportion of religious adherents in England.[3]

  1. http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/census-2001-key-statistics/urban-areas-in-england-and-wales/urban-areas-in-england-and-wales-ks01-usual-resident-population.xls
  2. Focus on Ethnicity and Diversity. UK National Statistics. Retrieved 16 February 2008.
  3. Travis, Alan (23 September 2010). "1.5% of Britons say they are gay or bisexual, ONS survey finds". The Guardian. London.