Slough
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Slough ( ( listen)) is a large town in Berkshire, England, on the western fringes of the Greater London Urban Area, 20 miles (32 km) west of central London, 3 miles (5 km) north of Windsor, 7 miles (11 km) east of Maidenhead, 12 miles (19 km) south-east of High Wycombe and 21 miles (34 km) north-east of the county town of Reading. It is between the Thames Valley and London and at the intersection of the M4, M40 and M25 motorways.
The A4 and the Great Western Main Line pass through the town, which was historically part of neighbouring Buckinghamshire. From 2019 the Elizabeth Line (Crossrail) is expected to allow faster journeys to central London.
As of 2011 Slough's population was one of the most ethnically diverse in the United Kingdom, with the highest proportion of religious adherents in England. The town has attracted people from across the country and the world for labour since the 1920s, which has helped shape it into a major trading centre. As of 2017 unemployment stood at 1.4%, circa one-third the UK average of 4.5%.Slough has the highest concentration of global corporate HQs outside London. The Slough Trading Estate is the largest industrial estate in single private ownership in Europe. Blackberry, McAfee, Burger King and Lego have head offices in the town. The Slough Trading Estate provides over 17,000 jobs in 400 businesses. Slough has the second highest gross value added per worker of cities in UK.
