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Slough is one of the most ethnically diverse towns in the UK. It is home to the Slough Trading Estate, the United Kingdom's first such estate, the largest in single ownership, and one of the largest in Europe overall. This, coupled with extensive transport links, makes it one of the most important business centres in the south east of England. | [[Image:Sloughmap.gif|right|300px]] | ||
'''Slough''' is one of the most ethnically diverse towns in the UK. It is home to the Slough Trading Estate, the United Kingdom's first such estate, the largest in single ownership, and one of the largest in Europe overall. This, coupled with extensive transport links, makes it one of the most important business centres in the south east of England. | |||
The poet John Betjeman wrote, in his poem Slough as a protest against the 850 factories and a new town in what had been formerly a rural area, and the onslaught of the suburban lifestyle: | The poet John Betjeman wrote, in his poem Slough as a protest against the 850 factories and a new town in what had been formerly a rural area, and the onslaught of the suburban lifestyle: | ||
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Swarm over, death! | Swarm over, death! | ||
The BBC comedy series The Office is set in Slough, reiterating Betjeman's view of the place as a depressing industrial wasteland. In | The BBC comedy series [[The Office]] is set in Slough, reiterating Betjeman's view of the place as a depressing industrial wasteland. In one episode, [[David Brent]] comments on Betjeman's poem, and it also appears on the inside sleeve of the video and DVD of Series 1. | ||
Revision as of 14:50, 29 August 2007
Slough is one of the most ethnically diverse towns in the UK. It is home to the Slough Trading Estate, the United Kingdom's first such estate, the largest in single ownership, and one of the largest in Europe overall. This, coupled with extensive transport links, makes it one of the most important business centres in the south east of England.
The poet John Betjeman wrote, in his poem Slough as a protest against the 850 factories and a new town in what had been formerly a rural area, and the onslaught of the suburban lifestyle:
Come, friendly bombs, and fall on Slough It isn't fit for humans now There isn't grass to graze a cow. Swarm over, death!
The BBC comedy series The Office is set in Slough, reiterating Betjeman's view of the place as a depressing industrial wasteland. In one episode, David Brent comments on Betjeman's poem, and it also appears on the inside sleeve of the video and DVD of Series 1.