Britwell | |
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Wentworth Avenue, Britwell. Shops and flats at the run-down heart of the Britwell estate, 2006 | |
Location within Berkshire | |
Population | 5,989 (2001) |
OS grid reference | SU955825 |
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Unitary authority | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Slough |
Postcode district | SL2 |
Dialling code | 01753 |
Police | Thames Valley |
Fire | Royal Berkshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
Britwell, often referred to as 'Crack City' amongst its residents, is a residential housing estate and civil parish in the north west of Slough, Berkshire, South East England. It is about 23 miles (37 km) west of Charing Cross, the centremost point of London.
The name Britwell derives from the old English beorhtan wiellan meaning 'bright, clear well'.