Slough is a town in Berkshire, England, bordering Greater London. It lies in the Thames Valley, 20 miles west of central London and 19 miles north-east of Reading, at the intersection of the M4, M40 and M25 motorways. It is part of the historic county of Buckinghamshire.
In 2020, the built-up area subdivision had an estimated population of 164,793.
In 2011, the district had a population of 140,713.
Slough's population is one of the most ethnically diverse in the United Kingdom attracting people from across the country and the world for labour since the 1920s, which has helped shape it into a major trading centre. In 2017, unemployment stood at 1.4%, one-third the UK average of 4.5%.
Slough has the highest concentration of UK HQs of global companies outside London. Slough Trading Estate is the largest industrial estate in single private ownership in Europe, with over 17,000 jobs in 400 businesses.
Blackberry, McAfee, Burger King, DHL, Telefonica and Lego have head offices in the town.
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