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Slough is a large town in Berkshire, England, 20 miles west of central London and 19 miles north-east of Reading. It is in the Thames Valley and within the Greater London Urban Area at the intersection of the M4, M40 and M25 motorways. Slough had a population of 164,000 in 2018. The A4 and the Great Western Main Line pass through the town. Crossrail is expected to allow faster journeys to central London. Slough's population is one of the most ethnically... Show more 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...
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