The county of Berkshire is one of the oldest in England, and was already in the year 860  first mentioned by name. Since 1998, Berkshire is no longer managed as a county, but all six districts are now unitary authoritys and thus each independently. Due to the royal residence in Windsor, a town in Berkshire, the county is also known as the Royal County of Berkshire, a title that is officially recognized by the Queen.
History of Berkshire

Berkshire is in its present form in the middle of the 7th Century arose when the then king of Wessex a relative winning bids for a large piece of land. Up until the 10th century there were mainly small villages in Berkshire and isolated farms from this period the area developed slowly. Throughout history, the county was the scene of many major battles including the Battle of Reading (1688) during the Glorious Revolution, by which the basis for today's parliamentary system of government of Great Britain was laid.

About 800,000 people now live in Berkshire, with much of the population living in urban areas of the center and east of the county. The western part is more rural with a few major cities.
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Places of interest in Berkshire include several historic buildings such as Bisham Abbey Bisham Abbey Park Welford or a mansion from the 13th Century, whose name (Abbey) came from the adjoining monastery. The surrounding area is now a National Sports Centre, which includes, among other things, a hockey field, tennis courts, a gymnasium and a golf course.
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Welford Park is located near Newbury is a country estate, from the 17th Century. Although in general, neither the House nor the surrounding gardens are accessible to the public, there is a tradition that dates back over 50 years: the heyday of the snowdrops where the  the park is opened, and visitors can use the "white beauty" in for a  few days.