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
• Leadership	Cllr Simon Werner (Leader of the Council) (Liberal Democrats)
• MPs	Adam Afriyie (Windsor) Theresa May (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 royal borough and unitary authority in Berkshire, South East England. While it is named after both the towns of Maidenhead and Windsor, the borough also covers the nearby towns of Ascot and Eton. It is home to Windsor Castle, Eton College, Legoland Windsor and Ascot Racecourse. It is one of four boroughs entitled to be prefixed Royal and is one of six unitary authorities in the county, which has historic and ceremonial status.