Bracknell Forest is a unitary unit with borough status in England , in the ceremonial county of Berkshire .
| Bracknell Forest | |
|---|---|
| English Bracknell forest | |
| A country | Great Britain |
| Included in | Berkshire |
| Adm. Centre | Bracknell |
| History and Geography | |
| Date of formation | April 1, 1974 |
| Square | 109.38 km² |
| Population | |
| Population | 118,025 people ( 2014 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| ISO 3166-2 Code | |
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History
Bracknell Forest was established on April 1, 1974 as the non-metropolitan area of Bracknell , in the territory of the former urban area of Easthampstead (where the new city of Bracknell was built). In May 1998, he changed the name to modern and received the status of a district.
On April 1, 1998, the Berkshire County Council was abolished, and Bracknell Forest became a unitary administrative unit.
Geography
The Bracknell Forest unitary unit covers an area of 109 km² and borders on the unitary unit Wokingham in the west, the unitary unit Windsor and Maidenhead in the north and east, the county of Surrey in the southeast, and the county of Hampshire in the south.
Population
On the territory of the unitary unit, 109 617 people live, with an average population density of 1002 people / km² [1] .
Composition
The district includes 2 cities:
- Bracknell
- Sandhurst
and 4 communities ( English civil parish ):
- Beanfield
- Crowthorn
- Warfield
- Winkfield
Policy
Bracknell Forest is governed by a unitary council of 42 members elected in 18 constituencies. As a result of recent elections, conservatives took 39 seats on the council [2] .
Economics
On the territory of the Bracknell Forest unitary unit, in the city of Bracknell , are the headquarters of the major Avis Europe car rental companies and Cable & Wireless Worldwide , which provides communications services. Shares of companies are included in the FTSE 250 index calculation base.
Notes
- ↑ neighbors.statistics.gov.uk
- ↑ Members of the Council Archived December 24, 2010 on Wayback Machine