Berkshire is a [[county]] in central southern [[England]], that has the honorific title of Royal Berkshire. It contains the town of [[Reading]]. In 1974 a large area of Berkshire, called the [[Vale of the White Horse]], was transferred to the neighbouring county of [[Oxfordshire]]. | Berkshire is a [[county]] in central southern [[England]], that has the honorific title of Royal Berkshire. It contains the town of [[Reading]]. In 1974 a large area of Berkshire, called the [[Vale of the White Horse]], was transferred to the neighbouring county of [[Oxfordshire]]. |