Bracknell Forest

Local Authority District in England

Berkshire, South East

§ This page gives an overview of the Bracknell Forest local authority district, bringing together key facts, maps, and data to help you quickly understand the area. One of 361 district profiles on Baseview.

Overview ⁞ Bracknell Forest in Berkshire is a largely modern district, with Bracknell town developed as a New Town with shopping centres, theatres, and parks. The district includes Swinley Forest, rich in walking and cycling trails, and villages such as Sandhurst and Crowthorne, known for their military and educational connections. The Thames Valley borders the north, while commons, woodlands, and heaths form much of the landscape.

The administrative boundary of Bracknell Forest can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of Bracknell Forest.

Map of Bracknell Forest — Administrative Boundary of Bracknell Forest (Local Authority District)

Key Facts about Bracknell Forest

What region is Bracknell Forest in? Bracknell Forest is in the South East of England, a region within the UK.

What county is Bracknell Forest in? Bracknell Forest is in the county of Berkshire.

Is Bracknell Forest a city? No, Bracknell Forest is not a city. (Note: the UK has 76 officially designated cities.)

Who governs Bracknell Forest? The local government for this district is: Bracknell Forest Borough Council (Unitary Authority).

▶ Official website of Bracknell Forest Borough Council 🔗 bracknell-forest.gov.uk

Which police force covers Bracknell Forest? Policing in Bracknell Forest is provided by Thames Valley Police 🔗 thamesvalley.police.uk, which serves 13 local authority districts: Bracknell Forest ⁞ Buckinghamshire ⁞ Cherwell ⁞ Milton Keynes ⁞ Oxford ⁞ Reading ⁞ Slough ⁞ South Oxfordshire ⁞ Vale of White Horse ⁞ West Berkshire ⁞ West Oxfordshire ⁞ Windsor and Maidenhead ⁞ Wokingham.

This district page, Bracknell Forest, is a sub-page of this county page: Berkshire and this region page: South East. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in Bracknell Forest

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in Bracknell Forest

Bracknell Forest is divided into 15 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

Binfield North & Warfield West
Binfield South & Jennett's Park
Bullbrook
Crowthorne
Easthampstead & Wildridings
Great Hollands
Hanworth
Harmans Water & Crown Wood
Owlsmoor & College Town
Priestwood & Garth
Sandhurst
Swinley Forest
Town Centre & The Parks
Whitegrove
Winkfield & Warfield East

In the UK, a ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, used mainly for electoral and statistical purposes. Defined by the ONS, wards represent the primary unit for local elections, each returning one or more councillors to the local council. Wards are also used as a key geography for presenting population and census data.

Parishes in Bracknell Forest

Bracknell Forest is fully parished: 6 civil parishes, listed A-Z below.

Binfield
Bracknell
Crowthorne
Sandhurst
Warfield
Winkfield

A civil parish is the lowest tier of local government in England, used for villages, small towns, and suburbs. They have their own local authority, either a parish council or a parish meeting, which provides local services like managing parks, allotments, and streetlights, and represents the community's views to larger councils.

Built-up Areas in Bracknell Forest

Bracknell Forest covers 17 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.

Ascot *
Binfield *
Blackwater (Hart) *
Bracknell *
Camberley *
Cranbourne *
Crowthorne *
Jealott's Hill
Newell Green
North Ascot
Sandhurst (Bracknell Forest) *
South Ascot *
Winkfield
Winkfield Row
Winkfield Street
Woodside *
Yateley *

In the UK, a Built-up Area (BUA) is a continuous urban area of at least 20 hectares (0.2 km²), defined by the ONS as land where buildings are generally no more than 200 metres apart, such as towns, cities, or large villages. (Note: A BUA name marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the area is situated partly in the district of Bracknell Forest.)