What is Maidenhead?
{{otheruses}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | official_name = Maidenhead | static_image_name = Maidenhead Bridge and River Thames - geograph.org.uk - 205285.jpg | static_image_caption = <small>Maidenhead on the River Thames</small> | population = 78,000 | population_ref = ''(2001)'' | unitary_england = [[Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead|Windsor and Maidenhead]] | lieutenancy_england = [[Berkshire]] | region = South East England | constituency_westminster = [[Maidenhead (UK Parliament constituency)|Maidenhead]] | post_town = MAIDENHEAD | postcode_district = SL6 | postcode_area = SL | dial_code = 01628 | os_grid_reference = SU889811 | london_distance = }} '''Maidenhead''' is a town in [[England]] in [[Berkshire]]. About 60,000 people live in the town. The town is about 25 [[mile]]s (41 [[kilometre]]s) from [[London]]. It is named after a [[wharf]] that was built there in [[1297]]. It lies on the [[River Thames]]. {{multistub|geo|UK}} {{Commonscat}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Towns in Berkshire]]