Chelmsford is the capital of Essex, England. It is located in the center of Essex, 32 miles (565,438+0 km) northeast of London. This is one of the earliest settlements in ancient Rome. It has been in the early stage since the 65,438+03 century and has now become the capital of Essex. The permanent population of this town is more than120,000, and it is in a state of continuous growth. Nowadays, many surrounding towns have been merged into chelmsford, and in most areas of the old city, the names left over from history have been preserved. Chelmsford is currently the 36th largest town in Britain.
Berkshire is a county in the southeast of England. The local evolution of Berkshire changed in form and status before 1973, and the county boundaries changed little. Several administrative division reform reports were not adopted by the British government. 1974 or later, the county boundaries have been reduced a lot, and the governance scope of Berkshire has also been greatly adjusted due to the upgrading and demotion of local governments.
Since19th century, the number and distribution of towns in Berkshire have been adjusted several times. Until 2008, there were no cities in Berkshire, but there were 13 towns in different sub-administrative regions-2 in West Berkshire, 1 in Reading itself, 3 in Wokingham, 3 in Blacknell Forest, 3 in Windsor-Bobby Madden Head and 1 in Slough itself.
With unitary authority, the population of Reading and Slough are 143700, 120 and 100 respectively, which is 2-6 times that of other towns.