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Encyclopedia > Ascot, Berkshire

Ascot
Statistics
Population:
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference: SU925685
Administration
District: Windsor and Maidenhead
Region: South East England
Constituent country: England
Sovereign state: United Kingdom
Other
Ceremonial county: Berkshire
Historic county: Berkshire
Services
Police force: Thames Valley
Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}}
Ambulance: South Central
Post office and telephone
Post town: ASCOT
Postal district: SL5
Dialling code: 01344
Politics
UK Parliament: Windsor
European Parliament: South East England

Ascot is a small town in the English county of Berkshire. It is most famous as the location of Ascot Racecourse, home of the prestigious Royal Ascot meeting. The region is split into three distinct areas: Ascot itself, North Ascot and South Ascot. Image File history File links Dot4gb. ... Image File history File links Gb4dot. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead is a unitary authority in Berkshire, South East England. ... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ... South East England is one of the nine official regions of England. ... Constituent country is an official term used to describe three of the four principal component parts of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK): England; Scotland; Wales. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... Berkshire (IPA: or  ; sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a county in England and forms part of the South East England region. ... The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. ... Berkshire (IPA: or  ; sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a county in England and forms part of the South East England region. ... There are a number of policing agencies in the United Kingdom. ... Thames Valley Police is one of the largest Home Office police services in England and the largest non-metropolitan one, covering 2200 sq mi (5,700 km²) and a population of 2. ... A fire engine belonging to the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service The fire service in the United Kingdom has undergone dramatic changes since the beginning of the 21st century, a process that has been propelled by a devolution of central government powers, new legislation and a change to operational... This is a list of ambulance services in the United Kingdom: Ambulance services in England, after July 1, 2006 are A few deviations from the above have been made for operational reasons. ... The South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust is the authority responsible for providing NHS ambulance services in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Portsmouth, and Southampton, in the South East England region. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ... The United Kingdom House of Commons is made up of Members of Parliament (MPs). ... Windsor is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Sign in the entrance of the European Parliament building in Brussels, written in all the official languages used in the European Union as of July 2006 The European Parliament building in Strasbourg The debating chamber, or hemicycle, in Strasbourg The European Parliament building in Brussels The European Parliament (formerly European... South East England is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a residential community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... Berkshire (IPA: or  ; sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a county in England and forms part of the South East England region. ... Ascot Racecourse is a racecourse, located in the village of Ascot in the English county of Berkshire used for thoroughbred horse racing. ... North Ascot is an area of Ascot in the county of Berkshire in England. ... South Ascot is a village just south of and down the hill from the small town of Ascot in the English county of Berkshire. ...

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Amenities

Facilities tend to be geared towards the racecourse, although there is sufficient, if limited, shopping available in the wide High Street. Most of the expected facilities one would expect to find in a small town are here, including a supermarket and petrol station. Most buildings are post-war with flats above the ground floor retail space. Heatherwood Hospital is located at the western edge of the town.


Ascot has a station on a bi-section of the railway line from London's Waterloo station to Reading, Bagshot and Guildford, originally built by the London and South Western Railway and now operated by South West Trains. As a consequence of the frequent service on this line, Ascot is now a commuter centre with its residents in both direction (westwards to Reading and eastwards to London). London (pronounced ) is the capital city of the United Kingdom and the largest city of England (strangely, England has no constitutional existence within the United Kingdom, and therefore cannot be said to have a capital). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Reading is a town and unitary authority (the Borough of Reading) in the English county of Berkshire. ... Bagshot may refer to: Bagshot, a place in Surrey, England, United Kingdom. ... Statistics Population: 66819 (2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SU9949 Administration District: Guildford Shire county: Surrey Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Surrey Historic county: Surrey Services Police force: Surrey Police Ambulance service: South East Coast Post office and telephone Post town... The London and South Western Railway (L&SWR) was a railway company in England from 1840 to 1923. ... South West Trains (SWT) is a Train Operating Company operating in the United Kingdom, providing train services to the south-west of London, chiefly in Greater London and the counties of Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon and Wiltshire (the area largely covered before 1923 by the London and South Western Railway...


Local government

Ascot is part of the district administered by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, a unitary authority. The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead is a unitary authority in Berkshire, South East England. ... A unitary authority is a type of local authority, which has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area. ...


Nearby places

Bracknell is a town in the Bracknell Forest borough of the English county of Berkshire. ... Windsor (IPA: usually , but also ) is a suburban town and tourist destination in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, South East England. ... Cheapside is a village in the civil parish of Sunninghill and Ascot in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in the English county of Berkshire. ... An 1890 map of Bagshot, Surrey. ... Sunninghill is a small village in the county of Berkshire in the southern United Kingdom. ... This page is about the town. ... Virginia Water is a village in Surrey in the United Kingdom. ...

See also

This is a list of settlements in Berkshire, England. ...

External links

Coordinates: 51°24′N 0°40′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
Ascot, Berkshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (223 words)
Ascot is a small town in the English county of Berkshire.
Ascot has a station on a bi-section of the railway line from London's Waterloo station to Reading and Bagshot, originally built by the London and South Western Railway and now operated by South West Trains.
Ascot is part of the district administered by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, a unitary authority.
Berkshire History: Ascot (423 words)
Ascot was the centre of an important Bronze Age cemetery consisting of a number of Round Barrows.
The name Ascot is Saxon and derives from ‘East Cote,’ the Eastern Cottage, probably a reference to being east of the Royal estate at Easthampstead (alias Yethampstead).
Ascot was always the western portion of Sunninghill parish and, for most of its history, largely consisted of dangerous heathland frequented by Highwaymen.
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