was a
Village and is now a suburb of the
Unitary Authority of
Slough in
Berkshire in the south of
England , close to
London . Prior to
1974 , Britwell was part of
Buckinghamshire .
The name Britwell derives from the old english ''beorhtan wiellan'' meaning 'bright, clear well'
Modern-day Britwell was extended onto farmland, as overspill for bombed-out
London ers at the end of the
Second World War . The first of 11,000 tenants moved in
1956 and were delighted with the "roomy and modern" houses, complete with large swivel windows - "a boon to housewives". However, there was a dearth of amenities at first, but after the founding of the community association in
1959 , the village finally got a bus service into Slough, and a community centre in
1966 .
Subsequently, Britwell has been subsumed into the growing conurbation of Slough.
Britwell is renowned throughout the local area for its high rate of petty crime. Bus drivers sometimes refuse to drive through there at night because of repeated incidents of children throwing stones at busses. There is also a high level of drug consumption. The local dealers let off fireworks to publicise the delivery of new shipments.
