Bracknell Forest

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Bracknell Forest
Unitary authority, borough
From left to right Top: Bracknell town skyline Middle: Wellington College in Crowthorne and College Road, College Town Bottom: St Michael's Church in Sandhurst and Bracknell Forest
Shown within Berkshire
Coordinates: 51°25′01″N 0°44′49″W / 51.417°N 0.7469°W / 51.417; -0.7469
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South East England
Ceremonial Counties	Berkshire
Status	Unitary authority
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Admin HQ	Bracknell
Government
• Type	Unitary authority
• Body	Bracknell Forest Borough Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet (Labour)
• MPs:	Adam Afriyie James Sunderland
Area
• Total	42.23 sq mi (109.38 km2)
• Rank	191st (of 296)
Population  (2022)
• Total	126,881
• Rank	188th (of 296)
• Density	3,000/sq mi (1,200/km2)
Ethnicity (2021) [1]
• Ethnic groups	List 86.1% White 7.1% Asian 3.1% Mixed 2.4% Black 1.3% other
Religion (2021) [1]
• Religion	List 47.5% Christianity 40.4% no religion 10.3% other 1.8% Islam
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	00MA (ONS) E06000036 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SU871694
Website	www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk

Bracknell Forest is a unitary authority area in Berkshire, southern England. It covers the two towns of Bracknell and Sandhurst and the village of Crowthorne and also includes the areas of North Ascot, Binfield, Warfield, and Winkfield. The borough borders Wokingham and the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead in Berkshire, and also parts of Surrey and Hampshire.