Bracknell

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Bracknell is a town in the English county of Berkshire, known as a post-war New Town and commercial centre in the Thames Valley.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil parish
town
ceremonialCounty Berkshire
country United Kingdom
developmentDesignation New Town (designated 1949)
dialCode 01344
distanceFromLondon about 30 miles west
distanceFromReading about 11 miles east
distanceFromWokingham about 4 miles south
function commercial centre
governingBody Bracknell Forest
surface form: Bracknell Forest Borough Council
gridReference SU870693
hasBusinessPark Arlington Square Business Park
Southern Industrial Area
Western Industrial Area
hasFootballClub Bracknell Town F.C.
hasForest Swinley Forest
hasLeisureFacility Bracknell Leisure Centre
Coral Reef Waterworld
The Look Out Discovery Centre
hasPark South Hill Park
hasSecondarySchool Brakenhale School
Easthampstead Park Community School
Garth Hill College
hasShoppingCentre Princess Square
The Lexicon Bracknell
hasTheatre South Hill Park Arts Centre
knownFor post-war planned urban layout
technology and office parks
lieutenancyArea Berkshire
locatedIn Berkshire
England
Thames Valley
nearbySettlement Ascot
Binfield, Berkshire
surface form: Binfield

Crowthorne
Wokingham
OSMapType OS Landranger
surface form: Ordnance Survey Landranger 175
partOf Bracknell Forest NERFINISHED
postcodeArea RG
postTown Bracknell NERFINISHED
railwayLine Waterloo–Reading line
surface form: Waterloo to Reading Line
railwayStation Bracknell railway station
region South East England
status post-war New Town
timeZone GMT
timeZoneDST BST

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Ascot locatedNear Bracknell
Crowthorne locatedNear Bracknell