Berkshire

"Berkshire es un condado del Sudeste de Inglaterra, en el Reino Unido. Ocupa un área de 1.262 km² y tiene una población (2003) de 803.657 habitantes. De estos, un 88,7% son de raza blanca, un 6,8% de origen asiático y un 2% de origen afro-caribeño. Su capital es Reading. El condado está localizado al oeste de Londres. Limita con los condados de Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Gran Londres, Surrey, Wiltshire y Hampshire. Se lo conoce también como Berkshire real, título que se hizo oficial en 1930. El punto más alto se sitúa en la colina Walbury, a 297 metros sobre el nivel del mar. Esta colina es el punto más elevado de la llanura de Salisbury y de todo el sureste de Inglaterra. Allí se crió Emilia Clarke, actriz que interpreta a Daenerys Targaryen en la serie "Game of Thrones"."

"Berkshire (/brkr/ or /brkr/, abbreviated Berks) is a ceremonial county of south east England, located to the west of London. It has also been known as the Royal County of Berkshire since at least the 19th century because of the presence of Windsor Castle and was recognised as such by the Queen in 1957 and letters patent issued in 1974. Berkshire is a county of historic origin and is a home county, a ceremonial county and a non-metropolitan county without a county council. Berkshire County Council was the main county governance from 1889 to 1998 except for the separately administered County Borough of Reading. In 1974, significant alterations were made to the county's administrative boundaries although the traditional boundaries of Berkshire were not changed. The towns of Abingdon, Didcot and Wantage were transferred to Oxfordshire, Slough was gained from Buckinghamshire and the separate administration of Reading was ended. Since 1998, Berkshire has been governed by the six unitary authorities of Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor and Maidenhead and Wokingham. It borders the counties of Oxfordshire (to the north), Buckinghamshire (to the north-east), Greater London (to the east), Surrey (to the south-east), Wiltshire (to the west) and Hampshire (to the south)."