According to Asser's biography of King Alfred, written in 893 AD, Berkshire takes its name from a wood of box trees, which was called Bearroc (a Celtic word meaning "hilly"). This wood, … 展开

Berkshire is a ceremonial county and non-metropolitan county, one of four currently in England that have no council covering their entire area; rather it is divided into unitary authorities. 展开

Local news and television programmes are covered by BBC South and ITV Meridian for the Thames Valley from the Hannington TV transmitter. Those parts of Berkshire closest to London such as Maidenhead, Windsor and Slough, receive BBC … 展开

All of the county is drained by the Thames. Berkshire divides into two topological (and associated geological) sections: east and west of Reading. … 展开

According to 2003 estimates there were 803,657 people in Berkshire, or 636 people/km . The population is mostly based in the urban areas to the east and centre of the county: the … 展开

This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Berkshire at current basic prices published by the Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British pounds sterling. 展开

Horse racing
Berkshire hosts more Group 1 flat horse races than any other county. Ascot Racecourse is used for thoroughbred horse racing. It is one of the leading racecourses in the United Kingdom, hosting 13 of the UK's 35 … 展开