Maidenhead was known as Maidens Hythe and became Maidenhythe in 1280. A bridge was erected over the river and the Great Western Road was diverted to made use of it.
Later Maidenhead was a stopping point for coaches and several inns were built to accommodate travellers. The present day bridge was built in 1777 costing £19,000.
The National Westminster Bank building used to be a public house called the Greyhound Inn, which was where Charles I saw his children for the final time before he was executed in 1649.
Maidenhead’s football team play at York Road which is the oldest football ground in the world that’s been continuously used by the same team.
The travel links from Maidenhead are good with trains running to Bristol. The A4 is the main road through town and is close to the M4 motorway.
Good commuting makes it popular with businesses and local industries include computer software, pharmaceuticals, plastics, printing and telecommunications.
There is an abundance of properties to let in Maidenhead and would cost approximately for a studio flat £525-£575pcm, a l bed flat £575-£725pcm, a 2 bed flat £725-£900pcm and a 2 bed house would be around £825-£1000pcm, with a 3 bed house coming in around £995-£2200pcm.
For leisure facilities it has a Leisure Centre with a swimming pool, 8 screen cinema, bowling alley and an arts centre incorporating a theatre. Ascot also has a rugby club, rowing club, and athletic and hockey clubs .
Maidenhead has over 300 shops including small independent premises, selling everything from clothes to sports equipment, leather goods to florists and toys to newsagents. It also has a Woolworths and Marks and Spencer, both in the High Street.
Maidenhead has a covered market every Tuesday and Saturday where a bargain or two can be had.
There are many restaurants and bars in and around the town and offer and extensive variety of foods and flavours.
The fact that Maidenhead is on the River Thames and has many riverside properties it brings many famous people to live there such as Rolf Harris and Michael Parkinson.
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