Maidenhead
Maidenhead is a town in England in Berkshire. About 60,000 people live in the town. The town is about 25 miles (41 kilometres) from London. It is named after a wharf that was built there in 1297. It lies on the River Thames.
| Maidenhead | |
 Maidenhead on the River Thames |
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| Population | 78,000 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SU889811 |
| Unitary authority | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Ceremonial county | Berkshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MAIDENHEAD |
| Postcode district | SL6 |
| Dialling code | 01628 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Royal Berkshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Maidenhead |
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Maidenhead Media
Map of Maidenhead from 1945
Classic Victorian architecture—All Saints' Church, Boyne Hill
Town Hall, St Ives Road, Maidenhead. Designed by Guy North and built 1960-2.
Maidenhead clock tower outside the railway station
Maidenhead High St. The Western end is pedestrianized. In the foreground is a sculpture called "Maidenhead Boy", and beyond "The Brewers" pub, and further away the Post Office (left) and Cresset Towers ( right, see also 122682 )
Rain, Steam and Speed – The Great Western Railway by Turner (1844) depicts an early locomotive of the Great Western Railway crossing the River Thames on Brunel's recently completed Maidenhead Railway Bridge.
William Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough was an all round sportsman, politician and public servant who performed many good works for the town.
