Editing Colnbrook (section)

===Administrative history===
Colnbrook has a complicated administrative history.  The village was historically divided by the Colne Brook between the [[ancient parish]] of [[Stanwell]] in [[Middlesex]] in the east, and the parishes of [[Horton, Berkshire|Horton]] and [[Langley Marish]] in Buckinghamshire in the west.  The parish [[vestry|vestries]] provided traditional poor relief and road maintenance but lay in the 19th century in different [[Poor Law Union]]s.  Stanwell became part of [[Staines Rural District]] in 1894 and [[Staines Urban District]] in 1930.<ref>[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10020232 Vision of Britain: Stanwell AP/CP]</ref> The Buckinghamshire parishes joined [[Eton Rural District]] in 1894.<ref>[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10135850/relationships Vision of Britain: Eton RD]</ref>

In 1965 the eastern part of Colnbrook was transferred to [[Surrey]] with the rest of Staines Urban District.  In 1974 Staines Urban District was absorbed into the new [[borough of Spelthorne]].<ref name="Hunter 1995 11">{{cite book |last=Hunter |first=Judith |title=A History of Berkshire |year=1995 |publisher=Phillimore |location=Chichester |isbn=0-85033-729-1 |page=11 }}</ref> In 1974 most of the parish of Horton was transferred to the new borough of [[Windsor and Maidenhead]] in Berkshire, but the western part of Colnbrook remained in Buckinghamshire and was added to the parish of [[Iver]], in the [[South Bucks]] district.  Colnbrook was finally united on 1 April 1995, when the present combined parish of Colnbrook with Poyle was formed and added to the borough of Slough in [[Berkshire]].  That was the county's last boundary change before [[Berkshire County Council]] was abolished to be replaced by six [[Unitary authorities of England|unitary authorities]].<ref name="Hunter 1995 11"/> When the county council was abolished in April 1998 the borough became more important for local government; however a Berkshire Fire and Rescue service persists, as do ceremonial roles, judicial roles and sporting competitions.