Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead

Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Royal borough, unitary authority area, borough
From left to right Top: Grenfell Road, Maidenhead Middle: Church Street, Windsor and Ascot Racecourse Grand Stand Bottom: Eton College and Windsor Castle
Coat of arms
Shown within Berkshire
Coordinates: 51°28′00″N 0°40′00″W / 51.4667°N 0.6667°W / 51.4667; -0.6667
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South East England
Ceremonial county	Berkshire
Status	Unitary authority
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Admin HQ	Maidenhead
Government
• Type	Unitary authority
• Body	Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council
• MPs	Jack Rankin (Windsor) Joshua Reynolds (Maidenhead)
Area
• Total	76.61 sq mi (198.43 km2)
• Rank	146th (of 296)
Population  (2022[1])
• Total	154,738
• Rank	138th (of 296)
• Density	2,000/sq mi (780/km2)
Ethnicity (2021) [2]
• Ethnic groups	List 79.8% White 13.1% Asian 3.4% Mixed 2.1% other 1.5% Black
Religion (2021) [2]
• Religion	List 49.8% Christianity 31% no religion 13.6% other 5.6% Islam
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	00ME (ONS) E06000040 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SU926750
Website	www.rbwm.gov.uk

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead is a local government district with royal borough status in Berkshire, England. Its council is a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. The borough is named after its two largest towns of Maidenhead (where the council is based) and Windsor. The borough also includes the towns of Ascot and Eton, plus numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. It is home to Windsor Castle, Eton College, Legoland Windsor and Ascot Racecourse. It is one of only four boroughs in England entitled to be prefixed royal.