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Local Information for Maidenhead

Maidenhead is a town in Berkshire, England, and has a population of around 60,000. The town is part of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. It lies on the west bank of the River Thames. Surrounding it lie: to the east: on the opposite side of the river, the village of Taplow. A few miles further on is Slough, and after it the London boroughs of Hounslow and Hillingdon. to the north: the Cookhams (Cookham Village, Cookham Rise & Cookham Dean). These lie south of the Berkshire-Buckinghamshire border, which is formed by the River Thames (which then bends southwards to form the Maidenhead-Taplow border) to the south: the village of Holyport. Continuing by road to the South-East leads to the town of Windsor.

The (Brunel-built) Great Western Railway passes through the town, calling at Maidenhead railway station and offering convenient links to London and stations towards Bristol. Brunel's Maidenhead Railway Bridge is famous for its flat brick arches.

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