Maidenhead is a large affluent town and unparished area in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, in Berkshire, England. It lies south of the River Thames (although at Maidenhead the river runs north-south so the town is in fact on its west bank). The town has a population of 67,404. Its urban area (including the suburban villages of Bray, Holyport, Pinkneys Green, Taplow (Buckinghamshire) Cox Green and Woodlands Park) has a population of approximately 85,000. The mainline railway station was set to be the terminus of the Crossrail line until the announcement was made that Reading was to be the new terminus.
Population: 59,463
Latitude: 51° 31' 22.04" N
Longitude: 0° 43' 11.50" E
The Great Eastern Main Line (GEML, sometimes referred to as the East Anglia Main Line) is a 133-mile (214 km) major railway line of the British railway system, which connects Liverpool Street in the City of London with destinations in east London an…
The Athenaeum is a private members' club in London, founded in 1824. It was originally a gentlemen's club but in 2002 the club's members voted to admit lady members. It has had many well known people as members. The distinctive clubhouse (located at…
St Mary-le-Bow /sənt ˈmɛəri lə ˈboʊ/ is a historic church in the City of London on the main east–west thoroughfare, Cheapside.
Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (c.
National Express is an intercity coach operator providing services throughout England, Scotland and Wales.
Jermyn Street is a one-way street in the St James's area of the City of Westminster in London, to the south of, parallel, and adjacent to Piccadilly.
Heaven is a superclub in London, England which appeals predominantly (but not exclusively) to the gay market.
The HA postcode area, also known as the Harrow postcode area, is a group of ten postcode districts in England which are subdivisions of seven post towns. These postcode districts cover part of the north-west of Greater London, as well as a very smal…
The National Sports Centre at Crystal Palace in south London, England is a large sports centre and athletics stadium.
The British Museum Reading Room, situated in the centre of the Great Court of the British Museum, used to be the main reading room of the British Library. In 1997, this function moved to the new British Library building at St Pancras, London, but th…
The Northern line extension to Battersea is a planned extension of the London Underground Northern line to Battersea in South West London, from Kennington to the disused Battersea Power Station.
Lewisham West and Penge is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Jim Dowd of the Labour Party.
The Health Protection Agency was a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom. It was an organisation that was set up by the UK government in 2003 to protect the public in England from threats to their health from infectious diseases and env…
Berkeley Square /ˈbɑrkliː/ is a town square in the West End of London, in the City of Westminster. It was originally laid out in the mid 18th century by architect William Kent.
Wimbledon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Stephen Hammond, a Conservative.
Sir John Soane's Museum was formerly the home of the neo-classical architect Sir John Soane.
The M40 is a motorway connecting London and Birmingham; part of this road forms a section of the unsigned European route E05. It provides an alternative route from Southern England to the West Midlands, to the M1 and the A34.
London Heathrow Terminal 4 is an airport terminal at London Heathrow Airport, serving the British capital city of London and situated to the south of the southern runway, next to the cargo terminal.