Britwell
Britwell is a residential housing estate and civil parish in the north west of Slough, Berkshire, South East England. It is about 23 miles (37 km) west of Charing Cross, the centremost point of London.
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Wentworth Avenue, Britwell. Shops and flats at the run-down heart of the Britwell estate, 2006 | |
Britwell Location within Berkshire | |
| Population | 5,989 (2001) |
| OS grid reference | SU955825 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Slough |
| Postcode district | SL2 |
| Dialling code | 01753 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Royal Berkshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
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The name Britwell derives from the old English beorhtan wiellan meaning 'bright, clear well'.
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