Place:Wokingham (borough), Berkshire, England

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NameWokingham (borough)
TypeBorough, Unitary authority
Located inBerkshire, England     (1974 - )
See alsoWokingham, Berkshire, Englandparish which merged into Wokingham (borough) in 1974
Wokingham (district), Berkshire, Englandrural district which merged into Wokingham (borough) in 1974
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Wokingham Borough is a local government district in Berkshire, England. It is named after its main town, Wokingham. Other places in the district include Arborfield, Barkham, Charvil, Earley, Finchampstead, Hurst, Sonning, Remenham, Ruscombe, Shinfield, Twyford, Wargrave, Three Mile Cross, Winnersh, Spencers Wood, Ryeish Green and Woodley.

Its northern section is located between the unitary authorities of Reading on the west and Windsor and Maidenhead on the east. The southern section is located west of Bracknell Forest. See map in Wikipedia.

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 as Wokingham District, under the Local Government Act 1972, by the merger of the borough of Wokingham and Wokingham Rural District. It is governed by Wokingham Borough Council (formerly Wokingham District Council), which has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1998, following the abolition of Berkshire County Council under the Banham Review. The district was granted borough status in 2007, following a petition to the Queen.[1]

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