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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Peter Swallow, the Labour MP for Bracknell in Berkshire who ran for UK Youth Parliament aged 14, told the BBC the organisation has campaigned successfully on issues such as votes for 16-year-olds.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Barry, from Bracknell, said passport control had taken 45-50 minutes because some machines weren't working.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

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

Othniel Adoma, from Bracknell, Berkshire, died more than three weeks after the single vehicle crash.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2025

Still, not to mention Shelley's wife, there was Bracknell, at any rate.

From In Defence of Harriet Shelley by Mark Twain

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