Martins Heron

Martins Heron
Martins Heron Location within Berkshire
OS grid reference	SU889685
Metropolitan borough	Bracknell Forest
Metropolitan county	Berkshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BRACKNELL
Postcode district	RG12
Dialling code	01344
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Royal Berkshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Bracknell
List of places UK England Berkshire 51°24′33″N 0°43′21″W / 51.409152°N 0.722537°W / 51.409152; -0.722537

Martins Heron is a suburb of Bracknell 25 miles (40 km) west of London in Berkshire, England.^[1] Martins Heron and the neighbouring suburb The Warren are after a Parliamentary Boundary review in the Bracknell constituency – until 2010 they were in the Windsor Constituency. It is in the Swinley Forest ward, which also includes Forest Park.

The name does not in fact have anything to do with the avian heron but stems from the obsolete word hern, meaning nook or corner of land. The area is bordered by Bracknell to the west and large wooded areas, notably Swinley Woods on the east and Lily Hill Park to the north.