14 Facts About Bracknell

Bracknell is a large town and civil parish in Berkshire, England, the westernmost area within the Greater London Urban Area and the administrative centre of the Borough of Bracknell Forest.

Originally a market village and part of the Windsor Great Forest, Bracknell experienced a period of huge growth during the mid-20th century when it was declared a new town.

Bracknell was designated a new town on 17 June 1949, in the aftermath of the Second World War.

The location was preferred to White Waltham, which was considered, because the Bracknell site avoided encroaching on good quality agricultural land.

Bracknell is the first post-war New Town centre to have been substantially regenerated and represents a significant exemplar development.

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When Berkshire County Council was abolished on 1 April 1998, Bracknell Forest became one of the six unitary authorities which together make up Berkshire.

Bracknell has been used in the filming of many TV shows and films, such as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Time Bandits .

Bracknell is given the name 'Laxton' in the TV detective series Pie in the Sky and Waterside Park was used for the exterior of the police HQ in the same series.

Bracknell has featured in the 1991 Roger Daltrey film Buddy's Song.

Bracknell is featured in the PlayStation 3 video game Resistance: Fall of Man set in 1951, as the location at which power conduits travel deep underground South East England to power the Chimeran fortresses.

Bracknell is twinned with Leverkusen in Germany, an arrangement which has existed since 1973.

Town of Bracknell has two railway stations, Bracknell and Martins Heron, both of which are on the Waterloo to Reading Line, built by the London and South Western Railway and now operated by South Western Railway.

Bracknell is a commuter centre with its residents travelling in both directions .

The Bracknell Blazers were the 2009 BBF National League champions.