Thames Valley

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The Thames Valley generally implies the region that drains into the River Thames (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.

The Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce covers this area, who are well known and respected in the area, and hold the top accolade of 'National chamber of the Year'. The Thames Valley Business Partnership and a 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

• Abingdon
• Ascot
• Aylesbury
• Banbury
• Bracknell
• Didcot
• Faringdon
• High Wycombe
• Maidenhead
• Milton Keynes (in the valley of the River Great Ouse but policed by Thames Valley Police).
• Oxford
• Reading
• Slough
• Staines
• Swindon
• Wantage
• Windsor
• Wokingham

See also

• Thames Valley Harriers
• Thames Valley Police
• Thames Valley Tigers
• Thames Valley University

External links

• Thames Valley Economic Partnership
• Locate Thames Valley
• Innovate Thames Valley
• Thames Valley Directory
• Museums in the Thames Valley
• Thames Valley Business Park

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