The 'Thames Valley' generally implies the region that drains into the
River Thames,
England (the Thames
catchment), from West of
Cirencester to
London but is used in a more specific term by the
government.
In its more specific sense, as used in the name of
Thames Valley Police, it refers to the areas of
Berkshire,
Buckinghamshire and
Oxfordshire. This area has had a single police force since
1968, and in
1999 acquired a single
magistrates' court committee, as a merger of the previous Buckinghamshire and Berkshire & Oxfordshire committees.
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The Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce[
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Thames Valley University are also.
The area is covered by a single
Britain in Bloom region called 'Thames and Chilterns'; this term is also promoted as a tourist destination.
Major towns
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Abingdon
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Ascot
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Aylesbury
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Banbury
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Bracknell
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Didcot
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Faringdon
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High Wycombe
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Maidenhead
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Milton Keynes (in the valley of the
River Great Ouse but policed by Thames Valley Police).
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Oxford
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Reading
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Slough
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Staines
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Swindon
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Wantage
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Windsor
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Wokingham
See also
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Thames Valley Harriers
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Thames Valley Police
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Thames Valley University
External links
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Museums in the Thames Valley
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Thames Valley Business Park