| The principal town of Newbury, Berkshire, England lies | | | | other at the racecourse. There is also the major |
| on the banks of the River Kennet, with the Kennet and | | | | motorway, the M4, which runs about 3 miles away, |
| Avon Canal running through its midst. It currently enjoys | | | | parallel to the town. |
| a population of around 32,000 people, and is in the | | | | Historically, evidence of human settlement goes back |
| western region of the ceremonial county of Berkshire. | | | | as far as the Mesolithic, or Middle Stone Age. The |
| This county is also one of the five Home Counties | | | | town itself was officially founded in the late 11th |
| surrounding London. | | | | century, following the Norman invasion of England. |
| The town of Newbury is perhaps most famous in | | | | Early economic fortunes in Newbury in later centuries |
| England for its racecourse. Founded in 1905, it has | | | | running up through the mid-16th century seem to have |
| been in its current location in the Greenham area of | | | | been centered on the trade in cloth. Today, the town's |
| southwest Newbury since 1910. It plays host to the | | | | livelihood is dependent on several high-tech concerns, |
| Lockindge Stakes, a Group 1 horse race of national | | | | such as cellular phone manufacturing. |
| character. The course also has an airstrip for small | | | | The county of Berkshire, in which Newbury resides, |
| planes in the center of the infield, as well as its own | | | | currently has a population of about 812,000 people. It is |
| train station. | | | | also classified as a Royal County due to the fact of |
| The town and its surrounding area can boast of a | | | | the presence of Windsor Castle. This structure and |
| population exceeding 60,000 people when all of the | | | | property is a royal residence of the current monarch, |
| assorted smaller towns and villages are included in the | | | | Queen Elizabeth II. Both Newbury and Berkshire have |
| mix. Newbury today is served well by two railway | | | | a long history in the annals of the country. |
| stations, one of which is located in the town and the | | | | |