Slough is situated in the county of Berkshire, England, around the Greater London metropolitan area. The town began to attract people when the Slough Station was opened in 1840. By 1841, the population of Slough had almost doubled what it had been in 1831, and the size of the town had grown to almost 7,700. Later, in the early 1900s, the Trading Estate began to form, and once again, families began arriving in Slough from various regions of the country in search of employment opportunities. Therefore, Slough's job prospects and pleasant location have stimulated people to settle in the town. Today, the population of the town has grown to accommodate almost 108,000 people. As well as being a focal center for communications and modern day technology, Slough is a wonderful place to visit.
The history and remarkable heritage of Slough can be discovered at the Slough Museum, which displays their exhibitions to visitors who enter the doors. You can also visit the St. Laurence’s Church in Upton, a building that is approximately 900 years old. Though parts of the Court were built in 1325, St Mary's Church in Langley was likely to be built in the late 11th or early 12th century. Since this time period, the structure has been rebuilt and enlarged multiple times.
Slough is a town and unitary authority in the county of Berkshire in the south of England. In the 2001 census the population was 119,070.Original villages which now form suburbs of modern-day Slough are: Britwell, Chalvey, Cippenham, Colnbrook, Langley, Poyle, Upton, Wexham and much of Burnham.
After the Second World War, several further large housing developments arose to take large numbers of people migrating from war-damaged London, notably Britwell, Wexham Court and Langley.
In the early 1970s the main A4 road was routed onto Wellington Street, north of and parallel to the High Street. This re-routing allowed the building of a major shopping complex, Queensmere, between the High Street and Wellington Street.Slough was incorporated into Berkshire in the 1974 local government reorganisation. On April 1, 1995, the Borough of Slough expanded slightly into Buckinghamshire and Surrey, to take in Colnbrook and Poyle. It became a unitary authority on April 1, 1998, with the abolition of Berkshire County Council.
