Following local government reorganisation in 1998 it ceased to be an administrative county, government having been devolved to six unitary district authorities.

This is not the first reorganisation to affect the county, in 1974 a number of major changes took place. A large area to the north west as far as Abingdon was transferred to Oxfordshire, and Slough (formerly in Buckinghamshire) became part of Berkshire.

Here are links to a number of sites with information about places, people and organisations throughout the area previously covered by Berkshire County Council from 1974 to 1998.

Please mail me if you have any suggestions for further additions to this list.

Unitary Authorities

General

Local Information

• UK Tourism Guide Accomodation, activities, attractions and events in Berkshire.

Religion

• Diocese of Oxford covers Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.
• Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth covers central southern England.

Education & Music

• Berkshire Youth Arts Trust
• Berkshire Maestros
• Berkshire Recorder Consort

Emergency Services

• Thames Valley Police covering Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.
• Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service
• South Central Ambulance NHS Trust
• Thames Valley & Chilterns Air Ambulance Trust
• SEBEV Search & Rescue Team
• Berkshire Search & Rescue Dogs

Organisations

• British Computer Society Berkshire Branch

Sport

• Berkshire Cricket League
• Golf Europe Comprehensive details of all golf clubs in Berkshire.

Media

• BBC Radio Berkshire
• 2 Ten FM Independent local radio covering much of the Berkshire area.

Local History

• Royal Berkshire History
• Counties of England Berkshire entry.
• Berkshire Family History Society
• GENUKI Information on genealogical research in Berkshire, and general facts and statistics.
• Antique Maps Old maps of Berkshire.
• Berkshire History
• CRSBIThe Corpus of ROMANESQUE SCULPTURE in Britain and Ireland - Berkshire
• Farmersboys History - History of the Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire)

Museums etc

• Berkshire Record Office
• Museum of English Rural Life - at the University of Reading
• Museum of Berkshire Aviation
• The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment (Salisbury) Museum

Transport

• First Great Western Reading to London Paddington, the South West, South Wales and the Cotswolds
• South West Trains Reading to Wokingham, Bracknell, Ascot and London Waterloo, and Windsor to London Waterloo
• First Great Western Link Reading to Newbury, Maidenhead, Slough, Wokingham, London Paddington, Oxford, Gatwick Airport etc
• CrossCountry Trains Reading to Birmingham, Manchester, Scotland, the South Coast etc

Other

• Thames Path Online GuideThe River Thames is the major river of Berkshire.

Bracknell

The district name of Bracknell Forest reflects the fact that this area was once part of Windsor Forest.

Local Government

• Bracknell Forest Borough Council The District Council.

• Bracknell Town Council

Local Information

• Bracknell dot com General information on the Bracknell area.
• Bracknell-Berkshire Community site with local information.
• The Alternative Guide to Bracknell A satirical view of the town.
• Great Hollands

• Binfield Village

• Crowthorne-Sandhurst Community site with local information.

Local History

• Bracknell
• Binfield
• Easthampstead
• Warfield
• Easthampstead Workhouse - this area has recently been redeveloped

Organisations

• Bracknell Lions Club

Churches

• All Saints & St Marks, Binfield Church of England
• All Saints, Warfield Church of England
• Bracknell Methodist Church
• Eternity, Bullbrook Church of England
• Holy Trinity, Bracknell Church of England
• Kerith Centre Bracknell Family Church
• Saint Andrew's, Priestwood, Bracknell Church of England
• St Michael the Archangel, Warfield Church of England
• St Michael & All Angels, Sandhurst Church of England
• Sandhurst Methodist Church
• St Michael's, Warfield Church of England
• St Michael & St Mary Magdalen, Easthampstead Church of England
• Saint Paul's, Harmanswater, Bracknell Shared Church
• Saint Peter's, Whitegrove, Bracknell

Education

• Bracknell and Wokingham College
• Newbold College, Binfield
  
• Brakenhale School
• Easthampstead Park School
• Edgbarrow School, Crowthorne
• Garth Hill College
• Ranelagh School
• Sandhurst Secondary School
  
• Ascot Heath Infant School
• Ascot Heath Junior School
• Binfield Primary School
• Birch Hill Primary School
• College Town Junior School
• Foxhill School, Easthampstead
• Great Hollands Primary School
• Harmans Water Primary School
• Owlsmoor Primary School
• The Pines Infant & Nursery School, Hanworth
• St Margaret Clitherow Primary School, Hanworth
• St Michael's Primary School, Easthampstead
• Uplands Primary School, Sandhurst
• Wildridings Primary School
• Woodenhill Primary & Nursery School
  
• Eagle House School, Crowthorne
• Lambrook Haileybury School, Winkfield Row
• Wellington College, Crowthorne

Sport

• Bracknell Bees the local ice hockey team
• Bracknell Town Football Club
• Bracknell Cavaliers Football Club
• FC Bracknell
  
• Binfield Cricket Club
• Binfield Football Club
  
• Whitegrove Football Club
  
• Bracknell Aikido Club
  
• Royal County of Berkshire Club

Media

• Bracknell News Local newspaper for the Bracknell area.

Transport

• First Beeline provides bus services in Bracknell, and to Wokingham, Reading, Windsor and Slough
• Courtney Coaches provides bus services between Bracknell and Maidenhead
• See general transport links for rail services

Entertainment

• South Hill Park Arts Centre
• John Nike Leisuresport Ice rink and ski slope

Reading

Local Government

• Reading Borough Council The District Council.

Local Information

• Reading Guide local and entertainment information.
• Red-in tourist and entertainment information.
• Reading Express Local businesses in the Reading area.
• Caversham
• Southcote
• Tilehurst

Local History

• Reading history according to the BBC.
• Reading Remembrance Trust biographical details of Reading men and women who lost their lives during the Great War.
• Reading Workhouse - now Battle Hospital
• Reading Abbey
• The Huntley and Palmers Collection - once a major employer (and benefactor) of Reading

Churches

• Caversham Baptist Church
• Caversham Hill Chapel
• Earley Christian Fellowship
• English Martyrs, Tilehurst Roman Catholic
• Greyfriars, Reading Church of England
• St Andrew's, Caversham Church of England
• St Bartholomew's, Arborfield Church of England
• St Joseph's, Tilehurst Roman Catholic
• St Mary the Virgin, Purley Church of England
• St Saviours Christian Centre Reading
• Salvation Army Reading
• Wycliffe Baptist Church Reading

Museums

• Museum of Reading
• Friends of Reading Museums

Education

• University of Reading
  
• Thames Valley University - Reading Campus
  
• Kendrick School
• Prospect College
  
• St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School, Caversham
• English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Tilehurst
  
• Leighton Park School

Hospitals etc

• Royal Berkshire Hospital

Sport

• Reading Football Club(Soccer)
• Reading Royals Ladies Football Club
• Reading Football League(Amateur Soccer)
• Reading Canoe Club
• Reading Cricket Club
• Reading Cyclists' Touring Club
• Reading Hockey Club
• Reading Rugby Football Club
• Reading Ladies Rugby Football Club
• Reading Rowing Club
• Reading University Boat Club
• Burghfield Sailing Club
• Reading Zenshin Aikido Club

Media

• Reading 107 FM Independent local radio for the Reading area.
• Reading Evening Post Local newspaper for the Reading area.
• Reading Chronicle Local newspaper for the Reading area.

Transport

• Reading Travel Information
• Reading Buses
• Reading On-Track Park&Ride and Night Buses
• Courtney Coaches provides a Sunday bus service between Wokingham and Reading
• See general transport links for rail services

Entertainment

• Reading Arts venues include the Hexagon Theatre, 21 South Street, and the Town Hall
• The Jelly Leg'd Chicken Arts Centre

Shopping

• Broad Street Mall
• The Oracle Shopping Centre

Slough

Local Government

• Slough Borough Council The District Council.

Local History

• Slough history according to the BBC.

Churches

• St Mary's Church of England
• Slough Baptist Church

Education

• Thames Valley University
• Slough Grammar School
• Slough & Eton School

Hospitals etc

• Heatherwood & Wexham Park Hospitals

Sport

• Slough Cricket Club
• Slough Jets Ice Hockey Team
• Slough Town Football Club Official Site!
• Slough Town Football Club
• Slough Town Football Club
• Slough Dolphin Swimming Club
• Slough Taekwon-do Club

Media

• Asian Star (101.6) Local radio for Windsor, Maidenhead and Slough.
• Slough Express Local newspaper (and online information) for the Slough area.
• Slough Observer Local newspaper (and online information) for the Slough area.

Transport

• First Beeline provides bus services in Slough
• See general transport links for rail services

West Berkshire
(Newbury)

Local Government

• West Berkshire District Council The District Council.

Local History

• First Battle of Newbury English Civil War.
• Second Battle of Newbury
• Bradfield Workhouse
• Hungerford Workhouse
• Newbury Workhouse

Organisations

• Newbury Lions Club

Education

• Newbury College
• Bradfield College
• John O'Gaunt Community School
• Mary Hare Grammar School
• Theale Green Community School

Hospitals etc

• West Berkshire Community Hospital

Museums

• West Berkshire Museum

Churches

• Cornwell Community Church, Tilehurst Church of England
• St Catherine's, Tilehurst Church of England
• St George's Church, Wash Common Church of England
• St Mary's Church, Thatcham Church of England
• St Mary's and St Nicholas', Compton Church of England
• St Nicolas, Newbury Church of England
• Tilehurst Free Church

Castles & Houses

• Highclere Castle

Media

• Newbury & Thatcham Chronicle
• Newbury Weekly News

Sport

• Newbury Racecourse
• Lambourn The Valley of the Racehorse

• Falkland Cricket Club, Newbury
• Dolphin Motor Club, Newbury

Windsor & Maidenhead

Local Government

• Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead District Council
• Cox Green Parish Council
• Hurley Parish Council
• Waltham St Lawrence Parish Council

Local Information

• Ascotvillage General information on the Ascot area.
• Cookham.com General information on the Cookham area.
• Maidenhead Online General information on the Maidenhead area.
• Maidenhead.net General information on the Maidenhead area, including a tour and a pub guide.
• Windsor.gov.uk The official Windsor site.
• Windsor Guide More tourist information on Windsor.
• Royal Windsor Another guide.

• Cox Green Community Centre

Local History

• History page of Maidenhead.net
• Maidenhead history according to the BBC.
• Cookham Workhouse
• Cox Green Local History Group
• The Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital, Taplow

• Windsor Workhouse

Castles & Houses

• Windsor Castle The Official Site
• Windsor Castle A Picture Tour
• Windsor Castle Photographs
• Windsor Castle Introduction
• Windsor Castle
• Dorney Court
• Frogmore House

Museums

• Royal Berkshire Yeomanry Museum, Windsor

Churches

• Deanery of Maidenhead
• All Saints, Ascot Heath Church of England
• All Saints, Bisham Church of England
• All Saints, Boyn Hill, Maidenhead Church of England
• All Saints, Dedworth, Windsor Church of England
• Church of the Good Shepherd, Cox Green Church of England
• River Church which meets in Maidenhead, Marlow and Cox Green
• St Andrew's, Clewer Church of England
• St James the Less, Stubbings Church of England
• St John the Baptist, Cookham Dean Church of England
• St John the Evangelist, Littlewick Green Church of England
• St Luke's, Maidenhead Church of England
• St Mary's, Maidenhead Church of England
• St Mary's, White Waltham Church of England
• St Mary the Virgin, Hurley Church of England
• St Michael's, Bray Church of England
• St Peter's, Furze Platt Church of England

Education

• East Berkshire College of Further Education
• Berkshire College of Agriculture

• Charters School Sunningdale
• Cox Green School Maidenhead
• Desborough School Maidenhead
• St Peter's School Windsor
• Windsor Boys school

• Alwyn Infant & Nursery School Maidenhead
• Burchetts Green School
• Cookham Rise Primary School
• Furze Platt Infant School
• Queen Anne First School Windsor
• St Mary's Junior School Datchet
• Wessex Nursery, Infant & Junior Schools Maidenhead
• White Waltham Primary School
• Woodlands Park Primary School Maidenhead
• Wraysbury Primary School

• Brigidine School Windsor
• Eton College
• Papplewick School
• St George's School Windsor

Hospitals etc

• Heatherwood & Wexham Park Hospitals

Sport

• Ascot Racecourse
• Ascot United Football Club

• Maidenhead Archers
• Maidenhead Athletic Club
• Maidenhead and Bray Cricket Club
• North Maidenhead Cricket Club
• Maidenhead United Football Club
• Maidenhead Boys and Girls Football Club
• Maidenhead Hockey Club
• Maidenhead Rowing Club
• Maidenhead Rugby Club
  
• Cookham Dean Cricket Club
• Holyport Cricket Club
  
• Royal Windsor Racecourse
  
• West London Aero Club - White Waltham Airfield

Media

• Asian Star (101.6) Local radio for Windsor, Maidenhead and Slough.
• Maidenhead Advertiser Local newspaper for the Maidenhead area.

Transport

• First Beeline provides bus services in Windsor and Maidenhead
• Courtney Coaches provides bus services in Windsor and Maidenhead
• See general transport links for rail services

Entertainment

• Legoland an ideal theme park for young families

Wokingham

Local Government

• Wokingham District Council The District Council.

• Earley Town Council.
• Winnersh Parish Council.
• Woodley Town Council.

• Wokingham Town Twinning Association Wokingham is twinned with Erftstadt (Germany) and Viry-Chatillon (France).

Local Information

• Wokingham-Berkshire Community site with local information.
  
• Twyford-Berkshire Community site with local information.

Local History

• Wokingham Workhouse

Churches

• All Saint's, Wokingham Church of England
• Emmanuel Church, Woodley
• St James, Barkham Church of England
• St James, Finchampstead Church of England
• Finchampstead Baptist Church
• Kings Church, Wokingham
• Reading Vineyard Church, Earley
• St Sebastian's, Wokingham Without Church of England
• Salvation Army Wokingham
• Trinity, Lower Earley Church of England
• Wokingham Baptist Church
• Wokingham Methodist Church Rose Street
• St James's Church, Woodley
• Woodley Airfield Church
• Woosehill Community Church

Education

• Bearwood College
• Bearwood Primary School
• The Bulmershe School
• The Emmbrook School
• The Holt School
• Maiden Erlegh School
• The Piggott School, Wargrave
• Ryeish Green School
• St Crispin's School
• Waingel's Copse School

Sport

• Wokingham Town Football Club
• Wokingham Hockey Club

• California Football Club
• Crown Wood Cricket Club
• Finchampstead Cricket Club
• Pinewood Football Club
• Twyford Comets Football Club

• Maiden Erlegh Bowling Club
• Twyford Bowling Club
• Wokingham Bowling Club

Museums etc

• REME Museum of Technology, Arborfield

Transport

• First Beeline provides bus services in Wokingham
• Courtney Coaches provides a Sunday bus service between Wokingham and Reading
• See general transport links for rail services

Entertainment

• Shinfield Players Theatre