Bracknell

American

[brak-nl] / ˈbræk nl /

noun

a town in E Berkshire, in S England.

Bracknell British

/ ˈbræknəl /

noun

a town in SE England, in Bracknell Forest unitary authority, Berkshire, designated a new town in 1949. Pop: 70 795 (2001)

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Adding to the sense of showering Wilde’s comedy in a hail of sequined queerness is the casting of Stephen Fry as the imperious Lady Bracknell.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

Kerim Brown, 44, who taught at Garth Hill College in Bracknell, Berkshire, communicated with a pupil using social media.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

The vigil took place at Birch Hill Recreation Ground in Bracknell on Friday evening, with candles lit and balloons released in Othniel's memory.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2025

The junction sits on the border between Wokingham Borough Council and Bracknell Forest Council land.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2025

I remember one morning in the early October of '92, sitting in the yellowing woods at Bracknell with your mother.

From Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions Volume 2 by Harris, Frank

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