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South East England

South East England is one of the nine official regions of England

Regions of England

The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of Local government in England sub-national entity of England, with only one, London, having a directly elected assembly....
, designated in 1994 and adopted for statistical purposes in 1999. Its boundaries include Berkshire

Berkshire

Berkshire is a Home Counties in the South East England of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1958, and Letters patent issued confirming...
, Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire is a Ceremonial counties of England and Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England home counties Counties of England in South East England England....
, East Sussex

East Sussex

East Sussex is a Counties of England in South East England England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey, Brighton and Hove and West Sussex, and to the south by the English Channel....
, Hampshire

Hampshire

Hampshire , sometimes historically Southamptonshire, Hamptonshire, , or the County of Southampton, is a Counties of England on the south coast of England....
, Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight

The Isle of Wight is an England island and county, located 3-8 km from the south coast of the mainland, in the English Channel. It is situated south of the county of Hampshire and is separated from mainland Britain by the Solent....
, Kent

Kent

Kent is a Counties of England in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the River Thames estuary....
, Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire is a county in the South East England region, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire....
, Surrey

Surrey

Surrey is a counties of England in the South East England of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, and Berkshire....
and West Sussex

West Sussex

West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial counties of England until 1974 and the coming into force of the Local Government...
. In common usage, however, the area referred to as the 'south east' can vary considerably.

As with the other regions of England, apart from Greater London

Greater London

Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. The administrative area was officially created in 1965 and covers the City of London , the City of Westminster and the other 31 London boroughs....
, the South East has no elected government and few central powers, the creation of elected regional governments proposed by the Labour Party after its election in 1997 having been aborted.

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South East England is one of the nine official regions of England

Regions of England

Berkshire

Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire is a Ceremonial counties of England and Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England home counties Counties of England in South East England England....
, East Sussex

East Sussex

Hampshire

Hampshire , sometimes historically Southamptonshire, Hamptonshire, , or the County of Southampton, is a Counties of England on the south coast of England....
, Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight

Kent

Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire is a county in the South East England region, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire....
, Surrey

Surrey

West Sussex

Greater London

Guildford

Guildford is the county town of Surrey, England, as well as the seat for the Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region....
. The largest city in the region (by population) is Brighton and Hove, but the dominant influence on the region's economy is neighbouring London

London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
. The highest point is Walbury Hill

Walbury Hill

Walbury Hill is the highest point in the South East England region of the UK at above sea level.It is situated on the border between the civil parishes of Inkpen and Combe, Berkshire in southwestern Berkshire ....
in Berkshire

Berkshire

Historical boundaries

Until 1999, there was a South East Standard Statistical Region

Historical and alternative regions of England

England is divided into a number of different regional schemes for various purposes. Since the creation of the regions of England in 1994 and their adoption for statistical purposes in 1999, some historical regional schemes have become obsolete....
which also included the counties of Essex

Essex

Essex is a counties of England in the East of England England. The county town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common near the village of Langley, Essex, close to the Hertfordshire border, which reaches ....
, Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire is a Ceremonial counties of England and Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England Counties of England in the East of England region of England....
, Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire is a county in England that forms part of the East of England Regions of England.Its county town is Bedford, Bedfordshire. It borders Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire....
and Greater London

Greater London

Historical and alternative regions of England

Alternative definitions

In unofficial usage, the South East can refer to a varying area - sometimes only to Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, and Surrey, but more usually to the former Standard Statistical Region, which corresponded approximately to the London commuter belt

London commuter belt

The London commuter belt is the metropolitan area surrounding Greater London, England from which it is possible to commuting to work in the capital....
.

Demographics

The population of the region as of the 2001 census was 8,000,550, making it the most populous English region. The major conurbation

Conurbation

A conurbation is an urban area or agglomeration comprising a number of cities, large towns and larger urban areas that, through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban and industrially developed area....
s of the region include Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton

Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton

The Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation has a population of 461,181 , making it the 12th largest conurbation in the United Kingdom and England's 10th largest....
(population in 2001 461,000), Portsmouth

Portsmouth Urban Area

The Portsmouth Urban Area, in south-east Hampshire in southern England, includes the following components :*Fareham*Portchester*Gosport*Havant...
(442,000), Reading

Reading/Wokingham Urban Area

The Reading/Wokingham Urban Area is a name given by the Office for National Statistics to a conurbation in Berkshire, England, with a population of 369,804 , up 10.1% from the 1991 figure of 335,757....
(370,000) and Southampton (304,000). Settlements closer to London are part of the conurbation known as the Greater London Urban Area

Greater London Urban Area

The Greater London Urban Area is the conurbation or continuous urban area based around London, in south east England with an estimated population of 8,505,000 in 2005 The urban area measured 1,623.3 km? as of the 2001 Census....
.

The South East has the highest percentage of people born outside of the UK other than London

London

White British

"White British" was a Ethnic groups-based classification used by the United Kingdom Census 2001. As a result of the census, 50,366,497 people in the United Kingdom were classified as White British....
, 4.5% Other White (inc. 1.0% Irish), 3.1% South Asian

British Asian

The term British Asian is used to refer to British nationality law who are immigrants or descendants of immigrants from South Asia, or the Indian subcontinent....
s, 1.4% Mixed Race, 1.3% Black British

Black British

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, 0.6% Chinese

British Chinese

British Chinese , including British-born Chinese , are people of Han Chinese ancestry who were born in or have migrated to the United Kingdom....
, 0.6% Other

Other ethnic group (United Kingdom Census)

The 2001 UK Census ethnic groups include White British, White Other , British Mixed, British Asian, Black British and British Chinese or other ethnic group....
.

Local government

The official region consists of the following subdivisions:

Ceremonial county	County/ unitary	Districts
Berkshire Berkshire Berkshire is a Home Counties in the South East England of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1958, and Letters patent issued confirming...	West Berkshire West Berkshire West Berkshire is a Districts of England in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, England, governed by a unitary authority . Its administrative capital is Newbury, Berkshire, located almost equidistantly between Bristol and London.... U.A.
	Reading Reading, Berkshire Reading is a town in England, located at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, midway between London and Swindon off the M4 motorway.... U.A.
	Wokingham Wokingham (district) Wokingham is a Districts of England in Berkshire, United Kingdom. It is named after its main town, Wokingham. Other places in the district include Arborfield, Barkham, Charvil, Earley, Finchampstead, Hurst, Berkshire, Sonning, Remenham, Ruscombe, Shinfield, Twyford, Berkshire, Wargrave, Winnersh and Woodley.... U.A.
	Bracknell Forest Bracknell Forest Bracknell Forest is a unitary authority and borough in Berkshire in southern England. It covers the towns of Bracknell, North Ascot, Sandhurst, Crowthorne and surrounding villages and hamlets.... U.A.
	Windsor and Maidenhead U.A.
	Slough Slough Slough is a Borough status in the United Kingdom and unitary authority area within the Ceremonial counties of England of Berkshire, England, situated west of London.... U.A.
Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire is a Ceremonial counties of England and Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England home counties Counties of England in South East England England....	Buckinghamshire	a.) South Bucks South Bucks South Bucks is one of four Non-metropolitan district in the non-metropolitan county of Buckinghamshire, in South East England England.The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, by the amalgamation of the area of Beaconsfield urban district with part of Eton Rural District.... , b.) Chiltern Chiltern (district) Chiltern is one of four Non-metropolitan districts of Buckinghamshire in south central England. It is named after the Chiltern Hills on which the region sits.... , c.) Wycombe Wycombe Wycombe is a Non-metropolitan district in Buckinghamshire in south central England. It is administered by Wycombe District Council in the town of High Wycombe.... , d.) Aylesbury Vale Aylesbury Vale The Aylesbury Vale is a large area of flat land largely to be found in Buckinghamshire, England. Its boundary is marked by Milton Keynes to the north, Leighton Buzzard and the Chiltern Hills to the east and south, Thame to the south and Bicester to the west....
	Milton Keynes Milton Keynes (borough) The Borough of Milton Keynes is a unitary authority and borough in south central England, at the northern tip of the South East England Regions of England.... U.A.
East Sussex East Sussex East Sussex is a Counties of England in South East England England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey, Brighton and Hove and West Sussex, and to the south by the English Channel....	East Sussex	a.) Hastings Hastings Hastings is a town and Borough status in the United Kingdom on the coast of East Sussex in England. It includes originally separate settlements, as well as the inevitable growth of the town through the building of new estates.... , b.) Rother Rother Rother is a Non-metropolitan district in East Sussex, England. The district is named after the River Rother which flows within its boundaries. .... , c.) Wealden Wealden Wealden is a Non-metropolitan district in East Sussex, England: its name comes from the Weald, the area of high land which occupies the centre of its area.... , d.) Eastbourne Eastbourne Eastbourne is a large town and borough of East Sussex, on the south coast of England, with an estimated population of 94,816 as of 2007. The area has seen human activity since the stone age and it remained one of small settlements until the 19th century when its four hamlets gradually merged to form a town.... , e.) Lewes Lewes (district) Lewes is a Non-metropolitan district in East Sussex in southern England covering an area of 292 square kilometres, with over 14 kilometres of coustline....
	Brighton & Hove Brighton & Hove Brighton and Hove is a unitary authority area and city status in the United Kingdom on the south coast of England. It is England's most populous Seaside resort city.... U.A.
Hampshire Hampshire Hampshire , sometimes historically Southamptonshire, Hamptonshire, , or the County of Southampton, is a Counties of England on the south coast of England....	Hampshire	a.) Gosport Gosport Gosport is a town and Non-metropolitan district in Hampshire with around 79,000 resident inhabitants , with a further 5-10,000 during the summer months, situated on the south coast of England.... , b.) Fareham Fareham (borough) Fareham is a Non-metropolitan district and Borough status in the United Kingdom in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in Fareham. Other places within the Borough include Portchester, Stubbington, Hill Head, Titchfield, Warsash, Locks Heath, Sarisbury and half of Whiteley.... , c.) Winchester City of Winchester Winchester is a Non-metropolitan district in Hampshire, England, with City status in the United Kingdom. It covers an area of central Hampshire including the city of Winchester itself, and neighbouring towns and villages including New Alresford, Colden Common and Bishops Waltham.... , d.) Havant Havant (borough) Havant is a Non-metropolitan district and Borough status in the United Kingdom in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in Havant. Other places within the Borough include Bedhampton, Cowplain, Emsworth, Hayling Island, Purbrook, Waterlooville and Widley.... , e.) East Hampshire East Hampshire East Hampshire is a Non-metropolitan district in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in Petersfield, Hampshire.The district was originally to be known as the District Council of Petersfield.... , f.) Hart, g.) Rushmoor Rushmoor Rushmoor is a Non-metropolitan district and borough in Hampshire, England. It covers the towns of Aldershot and Farnborough, Hampshire.It was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the borough of Aldershot and the Farnborough, Hampshire urban district.... , h.) Basingstoke and Deane Basingstoke and Deane Basingstoke and Deane is a Non-metropolitan district and borough in Hampshire, England. Its main town is Basingstoke. Other settlements include Bramley, Hampshire, Tadley, Kingsclere, Overton, Hampshire, Oakley, Hampshire, Whitchurch, Hampshire and the hamlet of Deane, Hampshire, some from Basingstoke.... , i.) Test Valley Test Valley Test Valley is a Non-metropolitan district and borough in Hampshire, England, named after the valley of the River Test. Its council is based in Andover, Hampshire.... , j.) Eastleigh Eastleigh (borough) The Borough of Eastleigh is a Non-metropolitan district and borough in Hampshire, England, bordering the unitary authority of Southampton, Test Valley, the City of Winchester and the borough of Fareham .... , k.) New Forest New Forest (district) New Forest is a Non-metropolitan district in Hampshire, England. It is named after the New Forest.It was created on 1 April 1974, and was a merger of the borough of Lymington, New Forest Rural District and part of Ringwood and Fordingbridge Rural District....
	Southampton Southampton Southampton is the largest City status in the United Kingdom in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England, and is sited around 100 km south-west of London and 30 km north-west of Portsmouth.... U.A.
	Portsmouth Portsmouth Portsmouth city status in the United Kingdom located in the Counties of England of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is the UK's only island city and is located on Portsea Island.... U.A.
Isle of Wight Isle of Wight The Isle of Wight is an England island and county, located 3-8 km from the south coast of the mainland, in the English Channel. It is situated south of the county of Hampshire and is separated from mainland Britain by the Solent....
Kent Kent Kent is a Counties of England in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the River Thames estuary....	Kent	a.) Dartford Dartford (borough) Note that this article discusses the local government district as a whole: see Dartford for more specific information on the town itselfDartford is the name given to a Non-metropolitan district and borough in north west Kent, England, which takes its name from its administrative capital.... , b.) Gravesham Gravesham Gravesham is a Non-metropolitan district and borough in the north-west of Kent, England. It has borders with The River Thames to the north; the city of Medway to the east; the borough of Tonbridge and Malling ; and the boroughs of Sevenoaks and Dartford to the west.... , c.) Sevenoaks Sevenoaks (district) Sevenoaks is a Non-metropolitan district covering the western most part of Kent in England. Its council is based in the town of Sevenoaks. It was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the Sevenoaks Urban District Rural Districts and part of Dartford Rural District.... , d.) Tonbridge and Malling Tonbridge and Malling Tonbridge and Malling is a Non-metropolitan district and borough in the England county of Kent.Tonbridge and Malling borough covers an area from the North Downs at Burham and Snodland in the north to the town of Tonbridge in the south.... , e.) Tunbridge Wells Tunbridge Wells (borough) Tunbridge Wells is a Non-metropolitan district and borough in Kent, England. It takes its name from its main town, Royal Tunbridge Wells.The district was formed on April 1, 1974, by the merger of the municipal borough of Royal Tunbridge Wells along with Southborough, Kent urban district, Cranbrook Rural District and most of Tonbridge Rural... , f.) Maidstone Maidstone (borough) Maidstone is a Non-metropolitan district, with Borough status in the United Kingdom, in Kent, England. Its administrative centre is Maidstone which is also the County town of Kent.... , g.) Swale Swale Swale is a Non-metropolitan district in Kent, England. Its council is based in Sittingbourne. The borough is named after the narrow channel called The Swale, a channel that separates the mainland of Kent from the Isle of Sheppey, and which occupies the central part of the district.... , h.) Ashford Ashford (borough) Ashford is a Non-metropolitan district and borough in Kent, England. Its council is based in the town of Ashford, Kent.The borough was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the borough of Tenterden with Ashford, Kent urban district, and the East Ashford Rural District, West Ashford Rural District and Tenterden Rural District Rural Distri... , i.) Shepway Shepway Shepway is a Non-metropolitan district in Kent, England. It includes the towns of Folkestone, and Hythe, Kent and the Romney Marsh. It is named after the Anglo-Saxons lathe of Shepway; the Royal Court of Shepway, which met near Lympne at a place called Shepway Cross, was the principal court of the Cinque Ports Federation.... , j.) Canterbury City of Canterbury The City of Canterbury is a Non-metropolitan district with List of cities in the United Kingdom in Kent, England. The main settlement in the district is Canterbury, the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury.... , k.) Dover Dover (district) Dover is a Non-metropolitan district in Kent, England. Dover is its administrative centre. It was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the boroughs of Deal, Kent, Dover, and Sandwich, Kent along with Dover Rural District and most of Eastry Rural District.... , l.) Thanet
	Medway Medway Medway is a conurbation and unitary authority in South East England. The Unitary Authority was formed in 1998 when the City of Rochester-upon-Medway amalgamated with Gillingham Borough Council to form Medway Council, a unitary authority independent of Kent County Council, though still within the Ceremonial counties of England of Kent.... U.A.
Oxfordshire Oxfordshire Oxfordshire is a county in the South East England region, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire....		a.) Oxford Oxford Oxford is a City status in the United Kingdom, and the county town of Oxfordshire, in South East England. It has a population of 151,000. The rivers River Cherwell and River Thames run through Oxford and meet south of the city centre.... , b.) Cherwell Cherwell (district) Cherwell is a Non-metropolitan district in northern Oxfordshire, England. The district takes its name from the River Cherwell, which drains south through the region to flow into the River Thames at Oxford.... , c.) South Oxfordshire South Oxfordshire South Oxfordshire is a Non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England. Its council is based in Crowmarsh Gifford, just outside Wallingford.... , d.) Vale of White Horse Vale of White Horse The Vale of White Horse is a Non-metropolitan district of Oxfordshire in England. The main town is Abingdon, Oxfordshire, other places include Faringdon and Wantage.... , e.) West Oxfordshire West Oxfordshire West Oxfordshire is a Non-metropolitan district in north west Oxfordshire, England including towns such as Woodstock, Oxfordshire, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, Charlbury, and Witney ....
Surrey Surrey Surrey is a counties of England in the South East England of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, and Berkshire....		a.) Spelthorne Spelthorne Spelthorne is a Non-metropolitan district and borough in Surrey, England. It includes the towns of Ashford, Surrey, Laleham, Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell and Sunbury-on-Thames.... , b.) Runnymede, c.) Surrey Heath Surrey Heath Surrey Heath is a Non-metropolitan district with borough status in Surrey, England. Its council is based in Camberley. Much of the area is within the Green belt .... , d.) Woking Woking (borough) }\|-!colspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"\|Demographics\|-\|Population:- Total - Density\|\|List of English districts by population / km?\|-\|Ethnicity:\|\|91.3% White6.3% S.Asian1.7% Mixed1.1% Black British1.4% Chinese or Other... , e.) Elmbridge Elmbridge Elmbridge is a Non-metropolitan district and borough in Surrey, England. Its council is based in Esher. The district has only one civil parish, which is Claygate.... , f.) Guildford Guildford (borough) Guildford is a Non-metropolitan district with borough status in Surrey, England. It is named after Guildford where its council is based.The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merge of the municipal borough of Guildford, and Guildford Rural District.... , g.) Waverley Waverley, Surrey Waverley is a Non-metropolitan district with borough status in Surrey, England. The borough's headquarters are in the town of Godalming, although the largest town is Farnham, Surrey.... , h.) Mole Valley Mole Valley Mole Valley is a Non-metropolitan district in Surrey, England. Its council is based in Dorking.The district, named after the River Mole, Surrey, was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the urban districts of Dorking and Leatherhead and most of the Dorking and Horley Rural District.... , i.) Epsom and Ewell Epsom and Ewell Epsom and Ewell is a Non-metropolitan district with borough status in Surrey, England, covering Epsom and Ewell. The borough was in the Metropolitan Police Service despite being outside modern Greater London.... , j.) Reigate and Banstead Reigate and Banstead Reigate and Banstead is a Non-metropolitan district with borough status in east Surrey England. It covers the towns of Reigate, Surrey, Banstead, Redhill, Surrey and Horley.... , k.) Tandridge
West Sussex West Sussex West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial counties of England until 1974 and the coming into force of the Local Government...		a.) Worthing Worthing Worthing is a large seaside resort town and a local government borough in West Sussex, England. Around 100,000 people live within the borough itself and 183,000 in the urban area.... , b.) Arun Arun Arun is a Districts of England in West Sussex, England. The district is named for the River Arun. Its main towns are Littlehampton and Bognor Regis.... , c.) Chichester Chichester (district) Chichester is a largely rural Districts of England in West Sussex, England. Its council is based in the city of Chichester.... , d.) Horsham Horsham (district) Horsham is a Districts of England in West Sussex, England. Its council is based in Horsham. The district borders those of Crawley, Mid Sussex, Mole Valley, Chichester , Arun and Adur .... , e.) Crawley Crawley Crawley is a town and local government district with Borough status in England and Wales in West Sussex, England. It is south of London, north of Brighton and Hove, and northeast of the county town of Chichester, covers an area of and had a population of 99,744 at the time of the United Kingdom Census 2001.... , f.) Mid Sussex Mid Sussex Mid Sussex is a Districts of England in the England county of West Sussex. It contains the towns of East Grinstead, Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill.... , g.) Adur

See: List of districts in south east England by population
List of districts in south east England by population

These figures are mid-year estimates for 2006 from the Office for National Statistics .See also:List of towns and cities in England by population -...

Politics of the area

The South East of England is the most Conservative

Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative and Unionist Party, more commonly known as the Conservative Party, is a conservative political party in the United Kingdom....
voting region of the UK in terms of both seats and votes. The area also has some strong supporting seats for other parties such as Slough

Slough (UK Parliament constituency)

Slough is a borough constituency represented in the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
for Labour

Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century, it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Left-wing politics in England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland, where it has only recently organised again....
and Lewes

Lewes (UK Parliament constituency)

Lewes is a constituency located in East Sussex and centred on the town of Lewes. It is represented in the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
for the Liberal Democrats

Liberal Democrats

The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems or just Lib Dem, are a Liberalism political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party ; the two parties had been SDP-Liberal Alliance for seven years, from shortly after the formation of the SDP....
. However, the safest Conservative seat in the country, Buckingham

Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency)

Buckingham is a constituency represented in the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, has a majority of over 38%.

The South East England Regional Assembly

South East England Regional Assembly

South East England Regional Assembly is the Regional Assemblies in England for the South East England region of the United Kingdom . Regional Assemblies are described in the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998 as "Regional Chambers" and their function of consultation is shown in Section 8 of the Act ....
is based on the A3100 road in Guildford near the London Road railway station

London Road (Guildford) railway station

London Road railway station is situated in the east of Guildford in Surrey, England, lying close the suburbs of Merrow, Surrey and Burpham, Surrey....
.

Transport

The main road transport routes are along the M1

M1 motorway

The M1 is a major north?south motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where it joins the A1 road near Aberford. While the M1 is considered to be the first inter-urban motorway to be completed in the United Kingdom, the first road to be built to motorway standard in the country was the Preston Bypass route, which later bec...
through Buckinghamshire; the M40

M40 motorway

The M40 motorway is a motorway in the England transport network that connects London to Birmingham. Part of this road forms a section of the unsigned European route E05....
through Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire; the M4

M4 motorway

The M4 motorway is a motorway in Great Britain linking London with West Wales. It is part of the unsigned European route E30. Other major places directly accessible from M4 junctions are Reading, Berkshire, Swindon, Bristol, Newport, Cardiff and Swansea....
through Berkshire

Berkshire

Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire is a Ceremonial counties of England and Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England home counties Counties of England in South East England England....
; the M2 motorway

M2 motorway

The M2 is a motorway in Kent, England. It is 25.7 miles long and acts as a bypass of the section of the A2 road which runs through the Medway Towns, Sittingbourne and Faversham....
/A2

A2 road (Great Britain)

The A2 is a major road in southern England, connecting London with the English Channel port of Dover in Kent. This route has always been of importance as a connection between the British capital of London and sea trade routes to Continental Europe....
and M20

M20 motorway

The M20 is a motorway in Kent, England. It runs from the M25 motorway to Folkestone, providing a link to the Channel Tunnel and the ports at Dover....
through Kent; the M23

M23 motorway

The M23 motorway is a motorway in England. The motorway runs from south of Hooley in Surrey, where it splits from the A23 road, to Pease Pottage, south of Crawley in West Sussex where it rejoins the A23....
through West Sussex; the M3

M3 motorway

The M3 motorway is a motorway in Hampshire and Surrey, England. It runs from Sunbury-on-Thames to Southampton and is approximately long. The motorway was built to relieve traffic on the A30 road and A33 road, the congested single carriageway trunk roads that previously carried the traffic....
through Hampshire and the A34

A34 road

The A34 is a major road in England. It runs from the A6042 in Salford to Winchester, Hampshire in Hampshire. It forms a large part of the major trunk route from Southampton, via Oxford, to Birmingham and Manchester....
through Hampshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire. The east-west corridor through the south of the region is provided by the A27

A27 road

The A27 is a major road in England. It runs from its junction with the A36 road at Whiteparish in the county of Wiltshire. Heading east it closely parallels the south coast where it passes through West Sussex and terminates at Pevensey in East Sussex....
and the M27

M27 motorway

The M27 is a motorway in Hampshire, England. It is 25 miles long and runs west-east from Cadnam to Portsmouth. It was was opened in stages between 1975 and 1983, and there were plans to extend the motorway as far as Penzance to the west and Ramsgate to the east, with a number of smaller motorways connecting the city centres of Southampto...
. The main intercontinental airport is Gatwick Airport, with regional airports at Kent International Airport

Kent International Airport

Kent International Airport is an airport located northeast of Canterbury, Kent, England. It was formerly called RAF Manston , and was also known as London Manston Airport....
(Ramsgate

Ramsgate

Ramsgate is a seaside resort on the Isle of Thanet in east Kent, England. It was one of the great English seaside towns of the 19th century and is a member of the ancient confederation of Cinque Port....
), Shoreham Airport

Shoreham Airport

Shoreham Airport , also known as Shoreham Airport, owned by Albemarle Shoreham Airport Limited following the sale of the airport by Brighton & Hove City Council and Worthing Borough Council in July 2006, is an airport located 1 nautical mile west of Shoreham-by-Sea and just east of Lancing, West Sussex, West Sussex, near Brighton....
and Southampton Airport

Southampton Airport

Southampton Airport is the 20th largest airport in the United Kingdom, located in Eastleigh near Southampton.Southampton Airport is owned and operated by BAA Limited, which also owns and operates six other United Kingdom airports, including the three busiest airports serving London, and is itself owned by an international consortium led by...
. Heathrow Airport is in Greater London

Greater London

Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. The administrative area was officially created in 1965 and covers the City of London , the City of Westminster and the other 31 London boroughs....
but also serves (and is serviced by) the South East region. The Great Western Main Line

Great Western Main Line

The Great Western Main Line is a main line railway in England that runs westwards from London Paddington station to Bristol Temple Meads railway station station in Bristol....
passes through Berkshire and southern Buckinghamshire. The South Eastern Main Line and High Speed 1 pass through Kent. The Brighton Main Line

Brighton Main Line

The Brighton Main Line is a major :Category:Railway lines in the United Kingdom running from London Victoria station and London Bridge station to Brighton railway station....
passes through Surrey and West Sussex. The West Coast Main Line

West Coast Main Line

The West Coast Main Line is a busy mixed-traffic railway route in the United Kingdom. It is central to the provision of fast, long-distance Intercity passenger services between London, the West Midlands , the North West England, North Wales and southern Scotland....
passes through northern Buckinghamshire. The Chiltern Main Line

Chiltern Main Line

The Chiltern Main Line is an intercity regional and commuter main line railway in the United Kingdom, part of the Rail transport in Great Britain....
is a major commuter line between Birmingham and London passing through central Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. The Port of Dover

Port of Dover

The Port of Dover is the cross-channel port situated in Dover, south-east England. It is the nearest English port to France, at just 34 kilometres away, and one of Europe's largest passenger ports, with 14 million travellers, 700,000 trucks, 1.6 million cars and motorcycles and 118,000 buses passing through it each year, raising ?15.5 bill...
and the port at Folkestone

Folkestone

Folkestone is the principal town in the Shepway District of Kent, England. Its original site lay in a stream valley in the cliffs here; and its subsequent development was through fishing and its proximity to the Europe as a landing place and trading port....
have many ferry services to France

France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
and Belgium

Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
.

Economy

The South East of England is a very prosperous area.

Many high technology companies are located near the M3 in Surrey and the M4 in Berkshire. Sun Microsystems

Sun Microsystems

Sun Microsystems, Inc. is a multinational corporation vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information technology services, founded on February 24, 1982....
have their UK base in Blackwater

Blackwater, Hampshire

Blackwater is a small town in the north-eastern corner of the England county of Hampshire, lying in the Hart ....
near Camberley

Camberley

Camberley is a town in Surrey, England, situated 31 miles south west of central London, in the corridor between the M3 motorway and M4 motorway motorways....
. Microsoft

Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is a multinational corporation computer technology corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of computer software products for computing devices....
and Oracle

Oracle Corporation

Oracle Corporation specializes in developing and marketing enterprise software products ? particularly database management systems. Through organic growth and a number of high-profile acquisitions, Oracle enlarged its share of the software market....
have their UK headquarters next door to each other in Reading, as do the Yell Group

Yell Group

Yell Group plc is a leading publisher of international telephone directories based in Reading, Berkshire in Berkshire. The Company has its origins in the division of the privatised former British state telecommunications operator BT Group plc which produced the UK version of Yellow Pages....
. Symantec UK

Symantec

Symantec Corporation , founded in 1982, is an international corporation which sells computer software, particularly in the realms of Computer security and information management....
is in nearby Whitley

Whitley, Berkshire

Whitley is a suburb of Reading, Berkshire in Berkshire, England....
. The Gatwick Diamond is also a hub for hi-tech industry, centred at Gatwick Airport with Epsom

Epsom

Epsom is a town in the borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, England, to the south of Greater London. The town is located south-south-west of Charing Cross, and forms part of the suburbia that surrounds London....
to the north and Burgess Hill

Burgess Hill

Burgess Hill is a town and civil parish in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England, close to the border with East Sussex. Located 38 miles south of London, 10 miles north of Brighton and Hove, and 29&n...
to the south.

Berkshire

Companies in Berkshire essentially follow the M4 corridor. PepsiCo

PepsiCo

PepsiCo, Incorporated is a large conglomerate with interests in manufacturing, marketing and selling a wide variety of carbonation and non-carbonation beverages, as well as sodium, sweet and grain-based snacks, and other foods....
have their UK base in Theale

Theale

Theale may refer to:* Theale, Berkshire* Theale, Somerset...
as have Wolseley

Wolseley (builders' merchant)

Wolseley plc is a United Kingdom company which has engaged in a disparate range of activities over its long history. It is now one of the largest distributors of building equipment in the world, with particular strength in plumbing and heating supplies....
, the builders' and plumbers' merchants who own Bathstore

Bathstore

Bathstore.com Ltd., trading as Bathstore is a specialist bathroom retailer and is the largest in the United Kingdom. Bathstore was originally started in the early 1990s by Patrick Riley and Nico de Beer, with the idea to bring quality design led bathrooms into a wider retail arena....
and Plumb Center. Vodafone

Vodafone

Vodafone is a mobile network operator with its headquarters in Newbury, Berkshire, Berkshire, England, UK. It is the largest mobile telecommunications network company in the world by turnover and has a market value of about ?75 billion ....
, High and Mighty

High and Mighty (shop)

High and Mighty is a clothing retailer for tall men in the United Kingdom....
and Bayer UK

Bayer

Bayer Aktiengesellschaft is a Germany chemical industry and pharmaceutical company founded in Barmen, Germany in 1863. Today it is headquartered in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany....
are based in Newbury

Newbury, Berkshire

Newbury is a civil parish and the principal town in the west of the county of Berkshire in England. It is situated on the River Kennet and the Kennet and Avon Canal, and has a town centre containing many 17th century buildings....
. Pentax UK

Pentax

is a wholly owned division and brand name of Hoya Corporation. It succeeds to the business operations of , which was merged with and into Hoya on March 31, 2008....
and Groupe SEB UK

Groupe SEB

Groupe SEB is a large French consortium that produces small appliances. Notable brand names associated with Groupe SEB include Krups, Moulinex, Rowenta, and Tefal....
(owner of Krups

Krups

Krups is a Germany kitchen appliance manufacturer that has for many years been the world's leading manufacturer of coffee and espresso machines....
, Moulinex

Moulinex

Moulinex is a France brandname of small electrical appliances and kitchen equipment and is owned by Groupe SEB. Moulinex was originally established as a company in 1937, however at the beginning of September 2001, Moulinex declared bankruptcy....
, Rowenta, and Tefal

Tefal

Tefal is a French cookware and small appliance manufacturer owned by Groupe SEB. Its name is short for the combination of the words Teflon and aluminium....
) are in Langley

Langley, Slough

Langley is a village in the unitary authority of Slough, Berkshire in South East England.Until boundary reorganisation in 1974, Langley was in the county of Buckinghamshire....
near Slough. Mars Limited

Mars, Incorporated

Mars, Incorporated is a worldwide manufacturer of confectionery, pet food and other food products with United States dollar21 billion in annual sales in 2006....
has a large chocolate factory also in Slough on the enormous Slough Trading Estate

Slough Trading Estate

The Slough Trading Estate founded in Slough, Berkshire in 1920, was the UK?s first Industrial park.According to the estate's owners and operators, SEGRO , Slough Trading Estate comprises of commercial property in Slough and provides of accommodation to 500 businesses and has a working population of circa 20,000 people....
. Honda UK

Honda

is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan.The company manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, scooter , robots, jet aircrafts and jet engines, all-terrain vehicle, water craft, electrical generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment, and aeronautical and other mobile technologies....
, Citroën UK

Citroën

Citro?n is a France automobile manufacturer, founded in 1919 by Andr? Citro?n, it was the world's first mass-production car company outside of the USA....
, Fiat UK

Fiat

Fiat S.p.A. Fiat based cars are constructed all around the world?the largest concern outside Italy is in Brazil . It also has factories in Argentina and Poland....
, Black & Decker Europe

Black & Decker

Black & Decker Corporation is a corporation based in Towson, Maryland, United States, that makes and markets:*power tools and accessories,*hardware and home improvement products, and...
, LG Group UK

LG Group

The LG Group is South Korea's third largest conglomerate that produces electronics, mobile phones, and petrochemical products and operates subsidiaries like LG Electronics, LG Telecom, Zenith Electronics and LG Chem in over 80 countries....
, Amazon UK

Amazon.com

Amazon.com, Inc. is an American electronic commerce company in Seattle, Washington. It is America's largest online retailer, with nearly three times the internet sales revenue of runner up Staples, Inc....
, Telefónica O2 Europe UK and Reckitt Benckiser

Reckitt Benckiser

Reckitt Benckiser plc is a leading United Kingdom-based manufacturer of cleaning products. It is headquartered in the town of Slough to the west of London....
are also in Slough. Servier Laboratories UK is in nearby Wexham

Wexham

Wexham is a settlement in the county of Buckinghamshire. It is on the borders of the unitary authority of Slough and the non-metropolitan county of Berkshire, in southern England....
. Centrica

Centrica

Centrica plc is a large multinational utility company, based in the United Kingdom but also with interests in North America and Europe. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index....
, Morgan Crucible

Morgan Crucible

The Morgan Crucible is one of the largest United Kingdom manufacturers of carbon and ceramic products for industrial use. It is a constituent of the FTSE 250 index....
, and InterContinental Hotels Group

InterContinental Hotels Group

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is a multinational company which operates several hotel brands. It is the largest hotel company by number of rooms , and is headquartered in Denham,_Buckinghamshire just outside Greater London....
are in Windsor. Interserve

Interserve

Interserve plc is a United Kingdom based engineering and support services company headquartered in Reading, Berkshire. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index....
, the construction company, BG Group

BG Group

BG Group plc is an integrated oil and gas company which has its headquarters in Reading, England. BG Group has use of the trading name "British Gas" outside the United Kingdom; Centrica owns the rights to use it within the UK....
, and Guide Dogs for the Blind

The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association

The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association is a United Kingdom Charitable organization founded in 1934.The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association ...
are in Reading. Porsche Cars Great Britain

Porsche

Porsche SE or Porsche is a Germany automotive industry of luxury vehicle automobiles, which is majority-owned by the Porsche family and Pi?ch families....
is in nearby Calcot. HMV Group

HMV Group

HMV Group is an international entertainment retail chain and is the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom and Canada. The company also operate stores in Republic of Ireland, Hong Kong & Singapore....
, Nortel UK

Nortel

Nortel Networks Corporation , formerly known as Northern Telecom Limited and sometimes known simply as Nortel, is a Multinational corporation telecommunications equipment manufacturing headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada....
, Hitachi UK

Hitachi, Ltd.

is a multinational corporation specializing in high-technology and services headquartered in Marunouchi Itchome, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. The company is the parent of the Hitachi Group as part of the larger DKB Group companies....
, Hutchison 3G UK

Hutchison 3G

3 is a brand name under which several UMTS based mobile phone networks are operated in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong and Macau, Indonesia, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Sweden, and the United Kingdom....
and Costain

Costain Group

Costain Group plc is a British construction and civil engineering company headquartered in Maidenhead. It was part of the original Channel Tunnel consortium and is involved in Private Finance Initiative projects....
are in Maidenhead. Cable & Wireless

Cable & Wireless

Cable & Wireless is a British telecommunications company. In the mid-1980s, it became the first company in the UK to offer an alternative telephone service to British Telecom ....
, Dell UK

Dell

Dell, Inc. is a multinational corporation technology corporation that develops, manufactures, sells, and supports personal computers and other computer-related products....
, Panasonic UK

Panasonic

Panasonic is an international brand name for Japanese electric products manufacturer Panasonic Corporation Under this brand the company sells Plasma display and LCD display panels, DVD recorders and players, Blu-ray Disc players, camcorders, telephones, vacuum cleaners, microwave ovens, shavers, projectors, digital cameras, batteries, lapto...
, BMW UK

BMW

, is an independent German automotive industry founded in 1916. It also produces BMW Motorrad, is the owner of the MINI brand and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars....
, HP UK, Syngenta UK

Syngenta

Syngenta AG is a large global agribusiness which markets seeds and crop protection products . Syngenta is involved in biotechnology and genomic research....
, 3M UK

3M Company , formerly Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company until 2002, is an United States multinational corporation Conglomerate corporation with a worldwide presence....
, and Waitrose

Waitrose

Waitrose is the supermarket division of the British retailer the John Lewis Partnership. As of February 2009, there are 198 branches across the United Kingdom....
are in Bracknell

Bracknell

Bracknell is a town in the Bracknell Forest borough of Berkshire, England. It lies 18 km to the south-east of Reading, Berkshire, 16 km southwest of Windsor, Berkshire and 53 km west of London....
.

Surrey

Allianz Cornhill

Allianz

European Company Statute is the largest financial services provider in the world, headquartered in Munich, Germany.Its core business and focus is insurance....
Insurance have their UK headquarters in Guildford as do Ericsson

Ericsson

Ericsson , one of the largest Sweden companies, is a leading provider of telecommunication and data communication systems, and related services covering a range of technologies, including especially mobile networks....
, Colgate-Palmolive UK

Colgate-Palmolive

Colgate-Palmolive Company is an United States diversified multinational corporation focused on the production, distribution and provision of household, health care and personal products, such as soaps, detergents, and oral hygiene products ....
, Sanofi-Aventis

Sanofi-Aventis

Sanofi-Aventis , headquartered in Paris, France, is a multinational pharmaceutical company. The company is the world's fourth largest List of pharmaceutical companies....
, Avaya UK

Avaya

Avaya Inc. is a privately held telecommunications company which specializes in enterprise telephony and call center technology. Formerly the Business Communications unit of Lucent Technologies, it was Spin-off on October 1, 2000 with 34,000 employees....
, and Philips UK

Philips

Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. , usually known as Philips, is a Netherlands electronics company. It is one of the largest electronics companies in the world, founded and headquartered in the Netherlands....
. Motor company McLaren

McLaren

McLaren is a Formula One team based in Woking, Surrey, UK. Founded in 1963 by New Zealander Bruce McLaren, McLaren is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed in the Indianapolis 500 and CanAm....
is based in Woking

Woking

Woking is a large town and civil parish that shares its name with the surrounding Non-metropolitan district, located in the west of Surrey, England....
as is the UK base of Yum Restaurants

Yum! Brands

YUM! Brands, Inc. or Yum! is a Fortune 500 corporation, that operates or licenses Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, and Long John Silver's restaurants worldwide, and A&W Restaurants Based in Louisville, Kentucky, Kentucky, it is the world's largest fast food restaurant company in terms of system units — over 35,000 restaurants around t...
(owner of KFC

KFC

KFC, founded and also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is a chain of fast food restaurants based in Louisville, Kentucky. KFC was a wholly owned subsidiary of YUM! Brands from 1997?2002, and has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Yum! Brands since 2002....
) and Capgemini

Capgemini

Capgemini is a major France Corporation, one of the world's largest information technology, management consulting, outsourcing and professional services companies with a staff of over 91,000 operating in 36 countries....
. Canon UK and Kimberley Clark Europe

Kimberly-Clark

Kimberly-Clark Corporation is an United States corporation that produces mostly paper-based consumer products. Kimberly-Clark brand name products include "Kleenex" facial tissue, "Kotex" feminine hygiene products, "Cottonelle" toilet paper, Wypall utility wipes, "KimWipes" scientific cleaning wipes, and "Huggies" disposable diapers....
are in Reigate

Reigate

Reigate is a historic market town in Surrey, England at the foot of the North Downs, and in the London commuter belt. It is one of the main constituents of the Borough of Reigate and Banstead....
. In the area straddling the M25

M25 motorway

To see information about the M25 motorway under construction in Ireland, see N25 road.The M25 motorway, also known as the M25 corridor, is a 117 mile beltway which encircles Greater London, United Kingdom....
, the huge Compass Group

Compass Group

Compass Group plc , a United Kingdom company, is a leading food service business. It provides catering services to many types of institutions, for example schools, hospitals, prisons, airports, companies and resident healthcare homes....
is based in Chertsey

Chertsey

Chertsey is a town in Surrey, England, on the River Thames and its tributary rivers such as the River Bourne, Chertsey. It can be accessed by road from junction / 11 / of the M25 motorway London orbital motorway....
as is Samsung UK

Samsung Group

The Samsung Group is the world's largest conglomerate. leading several industries in the world. It is composed of numerous international businesses, all united under the Samsung brand, including Samsung Electronics, the world's largest electronics company, Samsung Heavy Industries, one of the world's largest shipbuilders and Samsung Engi...
, Siemon UK

The Siemon Company

The Siemon Company is a manufacturer and designer of network cabling and coupling devices based in Watertown, Connecticut. It was founded in 1903 by Carl F....
, and the European headquarters of Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts is an international video game developer, marketer, video game publisher and distributor of video games. Established in 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers responsible for its games....
; Thales Group UK

Thales Group

The Thales Group is a French electronics company delivering information technology and services for the Aerospace, defence , and Security markets....
is in Addlestone

Addlestone

Addlestone is a town in the Runnymede Borough of Surrey, England.Immediate surrounding towns and villages include Weybridge, Ottershaw, Chertsey, and New Haw....
; and in Weybridge

Weybridge

Not to be confused with Wadebridge, Cornwall, or weighbridgeWeybridge is a town in the Elmbridge district of Surrey in South East England....
are the UK headquarters of Sony

Sony

is a multinational corporation list of conglomerates corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest media conglomerates with revenue exceeding US$99.1 billion ....
and Procter & Gamble

Procter & Gamble

Procter & Gamble Co. is a Fortune 500, United States multinational corporation headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, that manufactures a wide range of Fast moving consumer goods....
, next door to each other near the Brooklands

Brooklands

Brooklands was a 2.75 miles Auto racing circuit and airfield built near Weybridge in Surrey, England. It opened in 1907, and was the world's first purpose-built motorsport venue....
racing circuit, the local newspaper group Newsquest

Newsquest

With 300 titles to its name, Newsquest is the second largest publisher of regional and local newspapers in the United Kingdom. Newsquest is based in Weybridge, Surrey and employs a total of more than 8,500 people across the UK....
, the Central Veterinary Laboratory which is run by the Veterinary Laboratories Agency

Veterinary Laboratories Agency

The Veterinary Laboratories Agency is an executive agency of the UK government department, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs....
, and Toshiba

Toshiba

is a multinational corporation list of conglomerates manufacturing company, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The company's main business is in Infrastructure, Consumer Products, and Electronic devices and components....
have their UK Information Systems headquarters there, as well as another base in Camberley. Air Products UK

Air Products & Chemicals

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. is an international corporation whose principal business is selling gases and chemicals for industrial uses. Air Products' headquarters is in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, in the United States....
is in Walton-on-Thames

Walton-on-Thames

Walton-on-Thames is a town in the Elmbridge borough of Surrey in South East England....
. Atkins, the civil engineering company is in Epsom

Epsom

Dairy Crest

Dairy Crest Group plc is a major dairy products company in the United Kingdom. Its brands include Cathedral City Cheddar cheese, Utterly Butterly, Vitalite, Clover spread, St Ivel and FRijj....
is in Esher

Esher

Esher is a town in the Surrey borough of Elmbridge in South East England near the River Mole, Surrey. It is a suburban development situated 14.1 miles south west of Charing Cross....
. Ann Summers

Ann Summers

Ann Summers is a United Kingdom chain of High street sex shops.As an unlicensed sex shop under British law, it means only a small proportion of the available product lines can be sex toys and the range of pornography sold is strictly limited in both volume and content....
is in Whyteleafe

Whyteleafe

Whyteleafe is a small town in South East England, in the Surrey district of Tandridge . Four streets in Whyteleafe are just inside the southern edge of the London Borough of Croydon....
near Caterham

Caterham

Caterham is a town in the Tandridge District of Surrey, England. It lies on the A22 road Eastbourne road south of Croydon in a valley cut into the dip slope of the North Downs....
. Pfizer UK

Pfizer

Pfizer Incorporated is a major pharmaceutical company, ranking number one in sales in the world. The company is based in New York City, and its research headquarters is in Groton, Connecticut....
is in Walton-on-the-Hill

Walton-on-the-Hill

Walton-on-the-Hill, Surrey, is a small village in England, situated midway between Reigate and Epsom, just inside the M25 motorway orbital motorway around London....
. Friends Provident

Friends Provident

Friends Provident plc manages a life assurance business mainly based in the United Kingdom and with offices throughout the world.The head office is now located at 100 Wood Street in London....
is in Dorking

Dorking

Dorking is an historic market town at the foot of the North Downs approximately south of London, in Surrey, England....
. Edmund Nuttall

Edmund Nuttall

BAM Nuttall Limited, formely known as Edmund Nuttall Limited, is a major group of construction and civil engineering businesses. The group is based in Camberley, Surrey, in the United Kingdom and has an extensive portfolio of road, rail and other major projects throughout the UK and abroad....
is in Camberley

Camberley

Camberley is a town in Surrey, England, situated 31 miles south west of central London, in the corridor between the M3 motorway and M4 motorway motorways....
and S.C. Johnson UK

S. C. Johnson & Son

S. C. Johnson , previously known as SC Johnson Wax , is a global manufacturer of household cleaning supplies and other consumer chemicals based in Racine, Wisconsin, Wisconsin....
is in Frimley Green

Frimley Green

Frimley Green is a large village in Surrey, South East England, UK, close to the border with Hampshire. It is close to the towns of Camberley and Frimley, with the nearest major town being Guildford, approximately 10 miles away....
. Siemens UK

Siemens

Siemens AG is a German electrical and telecommunications companysiemens may refer to*siemens , the SI unit of electrical conductance, equivalent to 1 ampere/volt...
is in Frimley

Frimley

Frimley is a small England town situated 2 miles south of Camberley, in the extreme west of Surrey, adjacent to the border with Hampshire. It is about 31 miles west south-west of London....
. ExxonMobil UK

ExxonMobil

The Exxon Mobil Corporation, or ExxonMobil, is an United States petroleum and natural gas corporation. It is a direct descendant of John D....
(Esso

Esso

Esso is an international trade name for ExxonMobil and its related companies. Pronounced , it is derived from the initials of the pre-1911 Standard Oil, and as such became the focus of much litigation and regulatory restriction in the United States....
) is in Leatherhead

Leatherhead

Leatherhead is a small town in the County of Surrey, England, on the River Mole, Surrey. It is thought to be of Anglo-Saxons origin.Located in the centre of the county of Surrey and at a junction of ancient north?south and east?west communications, the town has been a focus for transport throughout its history....
. Although BP

BP plc , is the third largest global energy corporation, a multinational corporation oil company with headquarters in London. The company is among the largest private sector energy corporations in the world, and one of the six "supermajors" ....
has its international headquarters in central London, most of its UK division (chemicals and energy) is headquartered at Sunbury-on-Thames

Sunbury-on-Thames

Sunbury-on-Thames is a small town in south west London and part of the London commuter belt. in the Surrey borough of Spelthorne in England. It is located 16 miles southwest of central London and bordered by Feltham and Hampton, London, flanked on the south by the River Thames....
, just inside the Surrey boundary.

Buckinghamshire

George Wimpey

George Wimpey Limited is one of the United Kingdom's largest housebuilders with corporate headquarters in London, England and UK operational headquarters in High Wycombe since 2001....
, RAF Air Command

RAF Air Command

Air Command is the only Command currently active in the Royal Air Force.The formation of Air Command was announced to Parliament by the Defence Secretary, Rt Hon Des Browne on 15 March 2007....
, Hyundai UK

Hyundai Motor Company

The Hyundai Motor Company, a division of the Hyundai Kia Automotive Group, is South Korea?s largest and the world?s fifth largest automaker in terms of units sold per year....
, Dreams

Dreams (bed retailer)

Dreams is a national United Kingdom bed retailer and manufacturer with over 150 superstores throughout the UK, mainly in retail parks, and factories producing its own brand beds and mattresses....
, the UK base of Ariston (now owned by Indesit

Indesit

Indesit Company, an Italy company based in Fabriano , is one of Europe?s biggest makers of home appliances....
), Wilkinson Sword

Wilkinson Sword

Wilkinson Sword is a brand name for two companies that make gardening tools and razors. Wilkinson Sword's origins are in the manufacture of swords....
, and Staples are based in High Wycombe

High Wycombe

High Wycombe , is a large town in Buckinghamshire, England. It is west-north-west of central London; this figure is engraved on the Corn Market building in the centre of the town....
. Kawasaki UK

Kawasaki Heavy Industries

is an international corporation based in Japan. It has headquarters in both Chuo-ku, Kobe, Kobe and Minato, Tokyo.The company is named after its founder Shozo Kawasaki and has no connection with the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Kanagawa....
is in Bourne End

Bourne End, Buckinghamshire

Bourne End is a village predominantly in the parish of Wooburn and Bourne End, but also in the parish of Little Marlow, in Buckinghamshire, England....
. The UK base of Robert Bosch

Robert Bosch GmbH

Robert Bosch Gesellschaft mit beschr?nkter Haftung is a German diversified technology-based corporation which was started in 1886 by Robert Bosch in Stuttgart, Germany....
is in Denham

Denham, Buckinghamshire

Denham is a village and civil parish within South Bucks district in Buckinghamshire, England north west of Uxbridge, to the north of junction 1 of the M40 motorway....
. Martin-Baker

Martin-Baker

Martin-Baker Aircraft Co. Ltd. is a United Kingdom manufacturer of aircraft ejection seats and was a pioneer in their design and manufacture. The company's headquarters are in Denham, Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire, England....
is in Higher Denham

Denham, Buckinghamshire

Denham is a village and civil parish within South Bucks district in Buckinghamshire, England north west of Uxbridge, to the north of junction 1 of the M40 motorway....
. Pioneer UK

Pioneer Corporation

is a multinational corporation that specializes in digital entertainment products, based in Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded in 1938 in Tokyo as a radio and Loudspeaker repair shop....
is in Stoke Poges

Stoke Poges

Stoke Poges is a village and civil parish within South Bucks district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the south of the county, about three miles north of Slough, a mile east of Farnham Common....
. The Barracuda Group (owner of Varsity

The Varsity (bar)

The Varsity pub chain of forty bars is owned and operated by Barracuda Group in Marlow, Buckinghamshire in Buckinghamshire. It is marketed towards students, usually located near university campuses in British cities — as such, it is a direct competitor of Mitchells and Butlers plc' Scream Pubs brand....
) is in Marlow

Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Marlow is a town and civil parish within Wycombe district in south Buckinghamshire, England. It is located on the River Thames, four miles south-south-west of High Wycombe, and four miles north west of Maidenhead....
. Leica Geosystems is based in Milton Keynes, as is Argos

Argos (retailer)

Argos is the largest general-goods retailer in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland with over 700 stores. Argos is unique amongst major retailers in the U.K....
, BP Oil UK (retail), Domino's Pizza UK

Domino's Pizza UK & IRL

Domino's Pizza UK & IRL plc is a United Kingdom-based Franchising of international fast food pizza delivery chain Domino's Pizza. Through its subsidiary Domino's Pizza Group, the company holds the exclusive right to own, operate and in turn franchise branches of the chain in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland....
, VW Group

Volkswagen Group

Volkswagen Group, or Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft , is a German automotive industry group, currently the automotive industry#World's largest vehicle manufacturing groups , and the largest in Europe....
(VW and Audi), Luminar Leisure

Luminar Leisure

Luminar Group Holdings plc is a public limited company operating leisure and entertainment venues throughout the United Kingdom. Luminar currently specialises in nightclubs, bars and restaurants and are expanding as a result in the increased revenue to be found in the night entertainment industry....
and Homebase

Homebase

Homebase is a United Kingdom home improvement store and garden centre, with 320 stores across the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It is well known by its green and orange colour scheme....
. Welcome Break

Welcome Break

Welcome Break is a company which operates twenty-six motorway service stations in the United Kingdom. It is the second largest motorway service area operator behind Moto Hospitality....
is in Newport Pagnell

Newport Pagnell

Newport Pagnell is a town in the Milton Keynes , England. It is separated by the M1 motorway from Milton Keynes itself, though part of the same urban area....
, and Mercedes-Benz UK

Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coach es, and trucks. It is currently a division of the parent company, Daimler AG , after previously being owned by Daimler-Benz....
is in Tongwell

Tongwell

Tongwell is a district and ancient hamlet in the civil parish of Great Linford in Milton Keynes,England.Historically, it was in the parish of Newport Pagnell but today is separated from Newport Pagnell by the M1 motorway and has become part of Milton Keynes....
.

Hampshire

The Army

British Army

The British Army is the Army branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdoms of Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707....
have a large garrison

Aldershot Garrison

Aldershot Garrison is home to the Headquarters of the 4th Infantry Division of the British Army, and it is also the administrative base for the 145th Infantry Brigade ....
in Aldershot

Aldershot

Aldershot is a town in the England county of Hampshire, located on heathland about 60 km southwest of London. The town is administered by Rushmoor Borough Council....
, with Sandhurst

Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst , commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is the British Army Commissioned officer initial training centre....
being nearby. B&Q

B&Q

B&Q is a United Kingdom retailer of DIY and home improvement tools and supplies. It was founded in 1969 and is the largest DIY retailer in Europe and China and the third largest in the world, behind The Home Depot and Lowe's....
is based in Chandler's Ford

Chandler's Ford

Chandler's Ford is a largely residential area in the Eastleigh Eastleigh in southern England, with a population of 6,361 in the 2001 UK Census....
. Farnborough

Farnborough, Hampshire

Farnborough is a town in the Rushmoor district of Hampshire, England. It is best known as the home of the Farnborough Airshow which takes place once every two years....
has many aerospace companies including BAE Systems

BAE Systems

BAE Systems plc is a British defense contractor and aerospace company headquartered in Farnborough, Hampshire, Hampshire, England, that has global interests, particularly in North America through its subsidiary BAE Systems Inc....
and QinetiQ

QinetiQ

QinetiQ is an international Defense contractor, formed from the greater part of the former UK government agency Defence Evaluation and Research Agency when it was split up in June 2001 ....
, as well as Nokia UK

Nokia

Nokia Corporation is a Finland Multinational corporation communications corporation, headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki....
. The Ordnance Survey

Ordnance Survey

Ordnance Survey is an executive agency of the United Kingdom government. It is the national mapping agency for Great Britain, and one of the world's largest producers of maps....
and a factory of Ford

Ford Motor Company

The Ford Motor Company is an United States multinational corporation and the world's List of automobile manufacturers#World Motor Vehicle Production by Manufacturer based on worldwide vehicle sales, following Toyota, General Motors, and Volkswagen Group....
are based in Southampton, and Skandia Insurance

Skandia

Skandia is a Sweden insurance company that was started in 1855. It has operations in Europe, Latin America, Asia and Australia. In 2003 the operations in North America, American Skandia, was acquired by Prudential Financial....
have their UK base there. Toyota UK and much of the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British Armed Forces . From the mid-18th century until well into the 20th century, it was the most powerful navy in the world, playing a key part in establishing the British Empire as the dominant world power from 1815 until the early 1940s....
is based in Portsmouth

Portsmouth

Portsmouth city status in the United Kingdom located in the Counties of England of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is the UK's only island city and is located on Portsea Island....
. IBM

IBM

International Business Machines Corporation, abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue" , is a multinational corporation computer technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, New York, United States....
is headquartered in Cosham

Cosham

Cosham is a northern suburb of Portsmouth lying within the city boundary but off Portsea Island. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 along with Drayton, Portsmouth and Wymering and Bocheland , Frodington and Copenore on the island....
, with large laboratories in Hursley House

Hursley House

Hursley House is an 18th century Queen Anne style mansion in Hursley in the England county of Hampshire.It was built by Sir William Heathcote, 1st Baronet between 1721 and 1724, during the reign of George I of Great Britain....
. Kenwood Limited is in Havant

Havant

Havant is a town in south east Hampshire on the South coast of England, between Portsmouth and Chichester. It gives its name to the Havant comprising the town and the surrounding area....
. Virgin Media is based in Hook

Hook, North Hampshire

Hook is a large village within the Hart of northern Hampshire, England. It is situated east of Basingstoke and northeast of Southampton, on the A30 road national route, just north of Junction 5 of the M3 motorway....
. The AA

The Automobile Association

The Automobile Association is a United Kingdom company providing car insurance, breakdown cover, loans and motoring advice. It was a former motoring association that became a private limited company in 1999, and is owned by two private equity firms....
is based in Basingstoke as are Shire plc the pharmaceuticals group, Eli Lilly UK

Eli Lilly and Company

Eli Lilly and Company is a global pharmaceutical company and one of the world's largest corporations. Eli Lilly's global headquarters is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the United States....
, and GAME

GAME (retailer)

The Game Group plc is a United Kingdom-based video games retail company. Its flagship store is in Oxford Street in London. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index....
. Motorola UK

Motorola

Motorola, Inc. is an United States, multinational, Fortune 100, telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois. It is a manufacturer of wireless telephone handsets, also designing and selling wireless network infrastructure equipment such as cellular transmission base stations and signal amplifiers....
is in Chineham

Chineham

Chineham is a civil parish in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. It lies about 4 miles northeast of central Basingstoke, just north of the A33 road between Basingstoke and Reading, Berkshire....
. Ineos

Ineos

INEOS is a privately owned UK chemicals company. By revenue it is the third largest chemicals firm in the world and the biggest privately owned company in Britain ....
is in Lyndhurst

Lyndhurst, Hampshire

Lyndhurst is the largest village within the New Forest, Hampshire, England. It is often called the "Capital of the New Forest" and is a popular tourist location with many shops, caf?s, pubs and hotels....
. Twinings

Twinings

Twinings is a marketer of tea, based in Andover, Hampshire, Hampshire, England....
is in Andover

Andover, Hampshire

Andover is a town in the England county of Hampshire. The town is situated on the River Anton some 18.5 miles west of the town of Basingstoke, 18.5 miles north-west of the city of Winchester and 25 miles north of the city of Southampton....
.

Sussex

The RSPCA

Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a charitable organization in England and Wales that promotes animal welfare. It is the oldest and largest animal welfare organisation in the world and is one of the largest charities in the UK....
is in Horsham

Horsham

Horsham is a market town situated on the River Arun in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England with a population of roughly 50,000 . It lies south southwest of London, northwest of Brighton and northeast of the county town of Chichester....
and Cats Protection

Cats Protection

Cats Protection, formerly The Cats Protection League, is a United Kingdom charitable organization dedicated to rescuing and re-homing stray, unwanted or homeless cats....
is in Haywards Heath

Haywards Heath

Haywards Heath is a town in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It lies south of London, north of Brighton, south of Gatwick Airport and east northeast of the county town of Chichester....
. Roche Diagnostics

Roche Diagnostics

Roche Diagnostics Division is a subsidiary of Hoffmann-La Roche which manufactures equipment and reagents for research and medical diagnostic applications....
' UK Headquarters and CAE Inc. UK are in Burgess Hill

Burgess Hill

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is an English manufacturer of luxury automobiles based in Goodwood, England. It is the current producer of Rolls-Royce branded automobiles, whose historical production dates back to 1904....
make vehicles at Westhampnett

Westhampnett

Westhampnett is a village and civil parish in the Chichester in West Sussex, England located 2 kilometres north-east of Chichester on the former A27 road, now by-passed....
. Virgin Atlantic is in Crawley

Crawley

Crawley is a town and local government district with Borough status in England and Wales in West Sussex, England. It is south of London, north of Brighton and Hove, and northeast of the county town of Chichester, covers an area of and had a population of 99,744 at the time of the United Kingdom Census 2001....
as is Unilever Bestfoods

Unilever

Unilever is a multi-national corporation, formed of United Kingdom-Netherlands parentage that owns many of the world's consumer product brand names in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products....
, Spirent

Spirent

Spirent Communications plc is a United Kingdom telecommunications company based in Crawley, West Sussex. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index....
, G4S, Pilz UK

Pilz GmbH & Co. KG

Pilz GmbH & Co. KG is a company working in the field of safe Automation, with complete solutions for safety and control technology.In addition to its headquarters in Ostfildern, Germany, Pilz is represented by subsidiaries in 24 countries worldwide and currently employs 1300 staff....
and TUI Travel PLC

TUI Travel PLC

TUI Travel PLC is a FTSE 100 leading international leisure travel group listed on the London Stock Exchange. It was formed on 3 September 2007 by the merger of First Choice Holidays PLC and the Tourism Division of TUI AG, which owns 51% of the company, operating in 180 countries and serving 30m customers....
. Sofa Workshop

Sofa Workshop

Sofa Workshop Ltd are a furniture manufacturer and retailer based in Petworth, West Sussex, United Kingdom....
is in Petworth

Petworth

Petworth is a small town and civil parish in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England. It is located at the junction of the A272 road east-west road from Heathfield,_East_Sussex to Winchester and the A283 road Milford,_Surrey to Shoreham-by-Sea road....
. The Body Shop

The Body Shop

The Body Shop International plc, known as The Body Shop, has 2,400 stores in 61 countries. Following O Boticario, a Brazilian company, The Body Shop is the second largest cosmetic franchise in the world....
is in Littlehampton

Littlehampton

Littlehampton is a seaside resort town and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England, located on the east bank at the mouth of the River Arun....
.

Kent

Geographer's A-Z Map Company

Geographer's A–Z Street Atlas

The A?Z, or in full, the Geographers' A?Z Street Atlas is a name given to any one of a range of atlas of streets in the United Kingdom currently produced by Geographers' A-Z Map Company Limited....
is based in Borough Green

Borough Green

Borough Green is a large village and civil parish in the Tonbridge and Malling District of Kent, England. The main village is situated on the A25 road between Maidstone and Sevenoaks in Kent....
. Bovis Homes

Bovis Homes Group

Bovis Homes Group plc is a second tier national British housebuilding company based in New Ash Green, Kent. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index....
is near Gravesend

Gravesend, Kent

Gravesend is a town in northwest Kent, England, on the south bank of the River Thames, opposite Tilbury in Essex, England. It is the administrative town of the Districts of England of Gravesham and, because of its geographical position, has always had an important role to play in the history and communications of this part of England....
. Fairy is made by Procter & Gamble

Procter & Gamble

Procter & Gamble Co. is a Fortune 500, United States multinational corporation headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, that manufactures a wide range of Fast moving consumer goods....
in Dartford

Dartford

Dartford is the principal town in the Dartford . It is situated in the northwest corner of Kent, England, 16 miles east south-east of central London....
, and Mazda UK

Mazda

is a Japanese automaker based in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is part owned by the Ford Motor Company.During 2007, Mazda produced almost 1.3 million vehicles for global sales....
is based there. Brake Bros Ltd

Brake Bros Ltd

Brake Bros Limited is a distribution company supplying food, drink and other products mainly to the catering industry in the UK and France. It provides delivered wholesale and contract logistical services and has its own manufacturing operation....
is in Ashford

Ashford, Kent

Ashford is a town in the Ashford in Kent, England. In 2005 it was voted the fourth best place to live in the United Kingdom. It lies on the River Great Stour, M20 motorway, South Eastern Main Line and High Speed 1 railways....
. Cummins Power Generation

Cummins

Cummins Inc. is a corporation of complementary business units that design, manufacture, distribute and service diesel engines and natural gas engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation systems....
is in Ramsgate

Ramsgate

Hornby Railways

Hornby Railways is the leading brand of model railway in the United Kingdom. Its roots date back to 1901, when founder Frank Hornby received a patent for his Meccano construction toy....
is in Margate

Margate

Margate is a seaside resort town within the Thanet of East Kent, England. It lies east-northeast of Maidstone, along the North and South Foreland of the coastline of the United Kingdom....
.

Oxfordshire

Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press is a publisher and a department of the University of Oxford in England. It is the largest university press in the world, being larger than all the American university presses combined with Cambridge University Press....
and Amey plc

Amey plc

Amey plc, previously known as Amey Ltd and Amey Roadstone Construction, is a United Kingdom based infrastructure support service provider....
are in Oxford

Oxford

Oxford is a City status in the United Kingdom, and the county town of Oxfordshire, in South East England. It has a population of 151,000. The rivers River Cherwell and River Thames run through Oxford and meet south of the city centre....
. Motoring company Prodrive

Prodrive

Prodrive Ltd. is a motorsport and automotive engineering group based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. It designs, constructs and races automobile for companies and teams such as Subaru and Aston Martin....
is based in Banbury

Banbury

Banbury is a market town and civil parish in the district of Cherwell in northern Oxfordshire, England, located on the River Cherwell. It lies northwest of London, southeast of Birmingham, south of Coventry and north northwest of the county town of Oxford....
along with Ascari. The UK base of Miele

Miele

Miele is a manufacturer of high-end Major appliance, commercial equipment and fitted kitchens, based in G?tersloh, Germany. Miele has always been a family-owned and run company, founded in 1899 by Carl Miele and Reinhard Zinkann....
is in Abingdon. BMW assemble the much-lauded MINI

MINI (BMW)

Mini is a British automotive brand owned by the BMW that has produced the successor of the original Mini in Oxford, England since April 2001. three body variants are available: Hatchback, Convertible, Pickup Truck and Clubman ....
at Cowley, also the base of Unipart

Unipart

The Unipart Group is a 3PL provider whose clients include Vodafone, Play.com Jaguar Cars, London Taxis International, Land Rover, Asos.Com, BSkyB, Airbus, Jessops, Halfords and Homebase....
. Travelodge UK

Travelodge UK

Travelodge is the second largest budget hotel brand and third biggest hotel chain in the United Kingdom. It is under separate ownership from the Travelodge chain of the United States....
is in Thame

Thame

Thame is a town in Oxfordshire about southwest of Aylesbury. It derives its Toponymy from the River Thame which flows past the north side of the town....
.

Education

Buckinghamshire, Medway and Kent, and Slough have an almost completely selective education system - not just a few grammar schools as other English areas may have. Kent has 33 grammar schools, Buckinghamshire 13, Medway 6 and Slough 4. The other areas are comprehensive

Comprehensive school

A comprehensive school is a secondary school and State school for children from the age of 11 to at least 16 that does not select children on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude....
. In the top thirty schools at A level, all but three are selective schools; two of the others are sixth form college

Sixth form college

A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Hong Kong or Malta where students aged 16 to 19 typically study for advanced school-level qualifications, such as Advanced Level ....
s and one is a comprehensive (in Oxford). However, the results for each county as a whole are not always directly related to the number of grammar schools, as Kent and Medway perform under average.

At GCSE

General Certificate of Secondary Education

The General Certificate of Secondary Education is the name of an academic qualification awarded in a specified subject, generally taken in a number of subjects by students aged 13-16 in secondary education in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland....
, the area in the South East (and England) with the highest results is Buckinghamshire. Berkshire is split into unitary authorities, and Wokingham and Slough have the next best GCSE results. All of Berkshire's unitary authorities have results above the England average, with Windsor and West Berkshire considerably above average. Schools in Surrey and Hampshire also have good GCSE results, and they are above average in Oxfordshire, West Sussex, Medway and Kent. There are a small number of districts where results are significantly below average including the unitary authorities of Portsmouth (one of the lowest LEA

Local Education Authority

A Local Education Authority is the part of a local government in the United Kingdom, or local authority , in England and Wales that is responsible for education within that council's jurisdiction....
s in the country), Southampton and Milton Keynes, and the districts of Oxford in Oxfordshire, Adur in West Sussex and Hastings in East Sussex.

Local media

As elsewhere in England, the media landscape in South East England is dominated by national television, radio, newspapers and magazines, most of which are based in London. Local media include:

The BBC South
BBC South

BBC South is the BBC English Regions serving West Sussex, Hampshire, eastern Dorset, western Berkshire, Oxfordshire, south east Wiltshire and the Isle of Wight....
region is based on Havelock Road in Southampton; it has the South Today
South Today

South Today is the BBC's regional television news programme for East Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Berkshire, and West Sussex; it also covers Brighton, Oxfordshire, and parts of Surrey, Wiltshire, and Buckinghamshire....
regional programme. The BBC South East
BBC South East

BBC South East is the BBC English Regions serving Kent and East Sussex.The BBC region was created in September 2001 by the joining of the Heathfield transmitter , with the Bluebell Hill and Dover transmitters from the former BBC London and South East region....
is based in Tunbridge Wells; it has the South East Today
South East Today

BBC South East Today is BBC South East's regional television news programme, serving Kent, East Sussex, and parts of West Sussex and Surrey....
regional programme. Most of Buckinghamshire is in the BBC South and ITV South region but most of Milton Keynes UA is covered by the BBC East
BBC East

BBC East is the BBC English Regions serving Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and southern Lincolnshire....
region from Norwich
Norwich

Norwich , is a city status in the United Kingdom in Norfolk, East Anglia which is in Eastern England. It is the regional administrative centre and county city of Norfolk....
, with the Look East
Look East

BBC Look East is the BBC's regional television news programme for the BBC East BBC English Regions, covering Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Norfolk and Suffolk....
programme. The ITV region for most of Milton Keynes is Anglia Television
Anglia Television

Anglia Television is the ITV station for parts of Eastern England. It takes its name from East Anglia, but its territory extends beyond the generally accepted boundaries of that region....
with the Anglia Tonight
Anglia Tonight

Anglia Tonight is a regional television news program and current affairs programme, produced by Anglia Television , serving the East of England, and usually broadcast at 6pm every weeknight....
programme from Norwich. The ITV region for the south of the area is Meridian Broadcasting
Meridian Broadcasting

Meridian Broadcasting is the holder of the ITV franchise for the South East England. The station owned and operated by ITV plc under the licensee of ITV Broadcasting Limited....
, which has the Meridian Tonight
Meridian Tonight

Meridian Tonight is a regional television news program and current affairs programme, produced by Meridian Broadcasting , serving the South East England , and usually broadcast at 6pm every weeknight....
with South and South-East editions. In the northern part of the region, around Oxford is the ITV Thames Valley
ITV Thames Valley

ITV Thames Valley was an non-Franchising ITV news region covering the Thames Valley area of the United Kingdom from 4 December 2006 until 8 February 2009....
region, which has the Thames Valley Tonight
Thames Valley Tonight

Thames Valley Tonight was an award-winning regional news programme broadcast to part of the ITV Network in the Thames Valley area of southern England....
. All three ITV news programmes come from the ITV broadcasting centre at Whiteley
Whiteley

Whiteley is a community in the county of Hampshire, England, near Fareham. The development straddles the boundary between two council districts: the Fareham to the south and west, and the City status in the United Kingdom of City of Winchester to the north and east....
near Fareham
Fareham

The market town of Fareham lies in the south east of Hampshire, England, between the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth, roughly in the centre of the South Hampshire conurbation....
.
BBC Radios Southern Counties
BBC Southern Counties Radio

BBC Southern Counties Radio is the BBC Local Radio service for the England county of Surrey and Sussex. The station also covers a large part of North-East Hampshire....
, Solent
BBC Radio Solent

BBC Radio Solent is the BBC Local Radio service for the Isle of Wight and the England county of Hampshire and Dorset. Its studios are located in Southampton, in the same purpose-built office block as the BBC South Today news studios on Havelock Road with district offices in Portsmouth, Newport, Poole and Dorchester....
, Oxford
BBC Radio Oxford

BBC Oxford is a British Broadcasting Corporation BBC Local Radio station, which opened on October 29, 1970 as BBC Radio Oxford. It broadcasts on 95.2 MHz Very high frequency Frequency modulation from the Oxford transmitting station....
, Three Counties
BBC Three Counties Radio

BBC Three Counties Radio is the BBC Local Radio service for the England Counties of England of Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire ....
(Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes), and Kent
BBC Radio Kent

BBC Radio Kent is the BBC Local Radio service for the England county of Kent. Launched in 1970 as BBC Radio Medway, originally serving the Medway from Chatham, England....
.
Commercial radio stations including Southern FM
Southern FM

Southern FM is an Independent Local Radio station which is owned by Global Radio and plays commercial, chart-oriented popular music. Broadcast from Portslade, the station plays a mix of Pop music, Rock music and RnB with the tag line being 'More Music Variety for Sussex'....
(Brighton), Horizon Radio (UK) (Milton Keynes), 2-Ten FM
2-Ten FM

2ten fm is an Independent Local Radio station serving Berkshire and North Hampshire with studios in Reading, Berkshire. Originally called Radio 210 it commenced broadcasting in March 1976 on its Medium frequency of 210 metres ....
(Reading), Invicta FM
Invicta FM

Invicta FM is a Independent Local Radio station which broadcasts to the county of Kent in South East England. Previously owned by Southern Radio plc, Capital Radio plc and GCap Media plc, it is now a part of Global Radio....
(Whitstable
Whitstable

Whitstable is a seaside town in northeast Kent, southeast England. It is north of the city of Canterbury and west of the seaside town of Herne Bay, Kent....
), Galaxy South Coast (previously known as Power FM) (Segensworth), Radio Mercury (Crawley
Crawley

Crawley is a town and local government district with Borough status in England and Wales in West Sussex, England. It is south of London, north of Brighton and Hove, and northeast of the county town of Chichester, covers an area of and had a population of 99,744 at the time of the United Kingdom Census 2001....
), Passion Radio
Passion Radio

Passion Radio is an Independent Local Radio station that broadcasts from studios in Worthing across Sussex on DAB Digital Radio and around the world on the Internet radio....
(Worthing
Worthing

Worthing is a large seaside resort town and a local government borough in West Sussex, England. Around 100,000 people live within the borough itself and 183,000 in the urban area....
), Fox FM
Fox FM (United Kingdom)

Fox FM is a local radio station, owned by Global Radio, broadcasting to Oxfordshire, United Kingdom on the frequencies 102.6 MHz FM from the Oxford transmitting station and 97.4 MHz FM from a relay station at Farthinghoe, near Banbury....
(Cowley
Cowley

Cowley is the name of a number of places:In Canada:*Cowley, AlbertaIn England:*Cowley, Cheshire*Cowley, Derbyshire*Cowley, Devon...
), Kick FM
Kick FM

Kick FM is an Independent Local Radio that broadcasts from Bone Lane, Newbury, Berkshire, and covers West Berkshire.In 2007, Kick FM was voted "The Favourite in the South East of England" by a Media website ....
(Newbury
Newbury, Berkshire

Newbury is a civil parish and the principal town in the west of the county of Berkshire in England. It is situated on the River Kennet and the Kennet and Avon Canal, and has a town centre containing many 17th century buildings....
), Kmfm
Kmfm

kmfm is the name of seven Independent Local Radio stations and one digital station owned by KM Radio Ltd, each broadcasting locally to a region of Kent....
(Kent), 107.8 Arrow FM
107.8 Arrow FM

107.8 Arrow FM is the first licensed radio station in Hastings, England....
(Hastings
Hastings

Hastings is a town and Borough status in the United Kingdom on the coast of East Sussex in England. It includes originally separate settlements, as well as the inevitable growth of the town through the building of new estates....
), Bright 106.4 FM
Bright 106.4 FM

Bright FM is a United Kingdom radio station. The station broadcasts a mixture of hits from the last forty years, plus regular news bulletins , travel updates every 20 mins during peak times and local information....
(Burgess Hill
Burgess Hill

Burgess Hill is a town and civil parish in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England, close to the border with East Sussex. Located 38 miles south of London, 10 miles north of Brighton and Hove, and 29&n...
), Mix 107
Mix 107

Mix 107 is radio station, based in High Wycombe, England . It has developed from an AM licence known as Elevenseventy and its successor operation Swan FM....
(High Wycombe
High Wycombe

High Wycombe , is a large town in Buckinghamshire, England. It is west-north-west of central London; this figure is engraved on the Corn Market building in the centre of the town....
), 107.4 The Quay
107.4 The Quay

107.4 The Quay is a United Kingdom radio station, broadcasting to an area in and around the city of Portsmouth. The station was formerly known as Radio Victory and Victory FM....
(Portsmouth), Spirit FM
Spirit FM

Spirit FM was also a Country music station in Southern Ontario, before it was closed down.'There are also several Christian format stations in the US that call themselves "Spirit FM" including www.spiritfm.org and www.spiritfm.com...
(Chichester
Chichester

Chichester is a cathedral city status in the United Kingdom in West Sussex, England. It has a long history as a settlement; its Ancient Rome past and its subsequent importance in Anglo-Saxon times are only its beginnings....
), 107.5 Sovereign Radio
107.5 Sovereign Radio

Sovereign Radio is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting on FM to the Eastbourne and Hailsham area of East Sussex. Established in 1997 , it is owned by The Local Radio Company....
(Hailsham
Hailsham

Hailsham is a civil parish and the largest of the four main towns in the Wealden district of East Sussex, England. The town has had a long history of agriculture....
), Isle of Wight Radio
Isle of Wight Radio

Isle of Wight Radio is an independent local radio station in Newport, Isle of Wight on the Isle of Wight. The station began transmitting from Briddlesford Farm AM transmitter on April 15, 1990....
(Newport
Newport, Isle of Wight

Newport is a civil parish and the county town of the Isle of Wight, an island off the south coast of England. Newport has a population of 23,957 according to the United Kingdom Census 2001 The town is situated slightly to the north of the centre of the island, at the head of the navigable section of the River Medina, which flows northward t...
), Mix 96
Mix 96 (Aylesbury)

Mix 96 is the Independent Local Radio station for the town of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England....
(Aylesbury
Aylesbury

See also: Aylesbury Urban AreaAylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in south east England. In the United Kingdom Census 2001 the Aylesbury Urban Area, which includes Bierton, Fairford Leys, Stoke Mandeville and Watermead, Buckinghamshire, had a population of 69,021, which included 56,392 for the Aylesbury civil parish....
), 107.2 Win FM
107.2 WIN FM

Information Dream 107.2 was a local adult contemporary radio station, primarily serving Winchester, Eastleigh and their conurbations, owned by the Tindle Radio Group....
(Winchester
Winchester

Winchester is the county town of Hampshire, in South East England. It lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, and is located at the western end of the South Downs, along the course of the River Itchen, Hampshire....
), Delta FM
Delta FM

Delta Radio is a United Kingdom local radio station.Broadcasting to East Hampshire, Southwest Surrey and Northwest Sussex from its studio centre in Bordon, Delta Radio is a local radio station providing local news, community information, and specialist music programming to the towns of Alton, Hampshire, Petersfield, Hampshire, Haslemere, Li...
(Bordon
Bordon

Bordon is a town in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It lies 5.4 miles southeast of Alton, Hampshire and forms a part of the civil parish of Whitehill, the adjoining village....
), Wave 105
Wave 105

Wave 105 is a United Kingdom regional commercial radio station broadcasting across Dorset, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and part of West Sussex....
(Fareham), Juice 107.2
Juice 107.2

Juice 107.2 is a not for profit Independent Local Radio station based in Brighton, United Kingdom, playing MOR dance music and commercial classics....
(Brighton), 96.4 The Eagle
96.4 The Eagle

96.4 Eagle Radio is an Independent Local Radio station in the Surrey and North Hampshire area of England owned by the UKRD Group. The radio station, based in Guildford, Surrey, was the brainchild of Mike Powell , previously the Managing Director of Surrey and Hampshire's County Sound Radio....
(Guildford), 107.7 Splash FM (Worthing), Ocean FM (Segensworth), Reading 107 FM
Reading 107 FM

Reading 107 FM is an Independent Local Radio station for Reading, Berkshire....
, The Saint (Southampton), and 107.6 Kestrel FM
107.6 Kestrel FM

107.6 Kestrel FM is an FM broadcasting Independent Local Radio station covering Basingstoke and the surrounding area of north Hampshire, United Kingdom....
(Basingstoke
Basingstoke

Basingstoke is a town#England and Wales in northeast Hampshire, England. It lies across a valley at the source of the River Loddon. It is southwest of London, northeast of Southampton, southwest of Reading, Berkshire, and northeast of the county town, Winchester....
).
Local regional newspapers are the Southern Daily Echo
Southern Daily Echo

The Southern Daily Echo is a local newspaper that covers the area of south-central Hampshire, England, including the city of Southampton. It is owned by Newsquest, the second largest publisher of local newspapers in the United Kingdom....
(Southampton), Oxford Times
The Oxford Times

The Oxford Times is a weekly newspaper, published each Thursday in Oxford, England. In 2006 it had a circulation of 26,262. It is published from a large production facility at Osney Mead, west Oxford, and is owned by Newsquest, the United Kingdom subsidiary of United States-based Gannett Company....
, Oxford Journal
Oxford Journal

The Oxford Journal is a free newspaper distributed throughout the city of Oxford and the county of Oxfordshire, UK.The paper was launched in 1973 and was sold by Goodhead Press in 1996 to Courier Newspapers Ltd, which subsequently became part of Milestone Group in 2003....
, Portsmouth News
Portsmouth News

Portsmouth News is the only paid-for newspaper in Portsmouth, England. It is produced by Johnston Press, owners of Portsmouth Publishing & Printing at their headquarters in Hilsea, Portsmouth....
, Argus
The Argus (Brighton)

The Argus is a local newspaper based in Brighton & Hove in East Sussex, with editions serving the city of Brighton and Hove and the other parts of both East and West Sussex....
(Brighton), Oxford Mail, Reading Evening Post
Reading Evening Post

The Reading Evening Post is an England local evening newspaper covering Reading, Berkshire and surrounding areas, on the masthead of the Reading Evening Post newspaper features the Maiwand Lion, a famous local landmark at the Forbury Gardens...
, Kent Messenger
Kent Messenger

The Kent Messenger is a local weekly newspaper for the county of Kent in England.The Kent Messenger grew from the Maidstone Telegraph founded in the county town of Kent in 1859, and passed from subsequent owners, the Masters brothers in the 1880s when it was acquired by Barham Pratt Boorman, and it has remained in the Boorman family eve...
, Surrey Advertiser
Surrey Advertiser

The Surrey Advertiser is a newspaper for Surrey, which was established in 1864. It is part of Surrey & Berkshire Newspapers Ltd. which is a division of the Guardian Media Group....
, Reading Chronicle
Reading Chronicle

The Reading Chronicle is an England local weekly newspaper covering Reading, Berkshire and surrounding areas, starting off as the Berkshire Chronicle....
, Medway News
Medway News

Established in 1855 as the Military Chronicle and Naval Spectator and for most of its life the Rochester, Chatham and Gillingham News, the Medway News is a weekly newspaper covering the Medway Towns in Kent, England....
.KOS
Kos

Kos or Cos is a Greece island in the south Sporades group of the Dodecanese, next to the Gulf of G?kova. It measures 40 km by 8 km, and is only 4 km from the coast of Bodrum, Turkey and the ancient region of Caria....
Kent on Sunday group,

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