sentences:  It is one of the most ethnically diverse towns in the UK, situated some 22 miles (35 km) west of central London and 20 miles (32 km) east of Reading.Most of the area was traditionally part of Buckinghamshire and formed over many years by the amalgamation of villages along the Great West Road from London in the east to Bath and Bristol in the west.The first recorded uses of the name occur as "Slo" in 1196, "Sloo" in 1336, and "Le Slowe", "Slowe" or "Slow" in 1437.