Introduction
This
website is the information portal for the picturesque parish
of Colnbrook with Poyle in Slough, created to deliver information
to the people of the parish and a wider audience. Within
this
site you will find details of the meetings held by the Parish
Council, details regarding the council members, information
about the villages of Colnbrook and Poyle, photo galleries
and much more.
Background
Colnbrook
village is located to the South East of Slough as is the
nearby
village of Poyle. The combined population of Colnbrook and
Poyle is about 5426 with Colnbrook being primarily residential
with agriculture and Poyle dominated by its large industrial
estate. Significant features include the RMC Aggregates
quarry off of Park Street, the Grundon Waste Management
incinerator & adjacent cement works off of Lukeside Road
and a sewage farm. Overall land use is predominantly farm
land, scrub land, residential, and industrial with significant
bodies of water to the North East. Two significant waterways
wend their way through the area, the Colne Brook and Poyle
Channel which then join and continue to Wraysbury and Hythe
End. The predominant geology of the area is Chalk, London
Clay and gravel.
Resources
What
Does The Parish Council Do?
Colnbrook
with Poyle Parish Council is responsible for bus shelters,
open spaces, planning approval, sign, fencing, open spaces,
and a range of other services aimed at improving the life
of local residents. Read
more...
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