Berkshire

ceremonial and non-metropolitan but non-administrative county of England
AdministrativeArea ceremonial_county_of_england Q23220
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Berkshire

Summary

Berkshire is a ceremonial county of England[1]. Berkshire draws 3,824 Wikipedia views per month (ceremonial_county_of_england category, ranking #14 of 36).[2]

Key Facts

  • Berkshire is located in South East England[3].
  • Berkshire is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Berkshire's instance of is recorded as ceremonial county of England[5].
  • Berkshire's instance of is recorded as non-metropolitan county[6].
  • Berkshire's capital is recorded as Reading[7].
  • Berkshire's shares border with is recorded as Buckinghamshire[8].
  • Berkshire's shares border with is recorded as Surrey[9].
  • Berkshire's shares border with is recorded as Oxfordshire[10].
  • Berkshire's shares border with is recorded as Hampshire[11].
  • Berkshire's shares border with is recorded as Wiltshire[12].
  • Berkshire's shares border with is recorded as Greater London[13].
  • Berkshire is named after Berkshire[14].
  • Berkshire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bracknell Forest[15].
  • Berkshire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Reading[16].
  • Berkshire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Slough[17].
  • Berkshire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as West Berkshire[18].
  • Berkshire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Windsor and Maidenhead[19].
  • Berkshire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Wokingham[20].
  • Berkshire's flag is recorded as flag of Berkshire[21].
  • Berkshire's Commons category is recorded as Berkshire[22].
  • Berkshire's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.42, 'lon': -1}[23].
  • Berkshire's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Berkshire[24].
  • Berkshire has a population of {'amount': '+812000'}[25].
  • Berkshire has a population of {'amount': '+911403'}[26].
  • Berkshire has a population of {'amount': '+917762'}[27].

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Geography

Berkshire is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Berkshire is located in South East England[3].

Physical Characteristics

Berkshire covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1261.9606'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+812000'}[25], {'amount': '+911403'}[26], and {'amount': '+917762'}[27].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include ceremonial county of England[5] and non-metropolitan county[6].

History and Context

Berkshire is named after Berkshire[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Berkshire include Berks County[29], a county of Pennsylvania[30], in United States[31], founded in 1752[32].

Why It Matters

Berkshire draws 3,824 Wikipedia views per month (ceremonial_county_of_england category, ranking #14 of 36).[2] Berkshire has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Berkshire is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for Berkshire include Berks County[29], a county of Pennsylvania[30], in United States[31], founded in 1752[32].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . ordnancesurvey.co.uk. ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . citypopulation.de. citypopulation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . ons.maps.arcgis.com. ons.maps.arcgis.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Jèrriais janne · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Related category Category:Berkshire-related lists
    Category for people buried here Category:Burials in Berkshire
    Contains the administrative territorial entity Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough +3
    Named after Berkshire
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q769603]]"
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