Welcome to Slough

ABOUT SLOUGH - Slough was a small market town until the beginning of the 20th century – even the arrival of the rail network in 1840 did not greatly boost the town's population (which was around 2,400 in 1841). However, in the 1920s the government developed the town as a trading estate, the first of its kind in England. The trading estate spanned 280 ha/692 acres, and contained around 290 factories. Slough then rapidly developed into a large residential and industrial area, gaining a borough charter in 1938. After World War II, housing estates were built in Slough to rehouse some of the London population whose homes had been destroyed by wartime bombing raids. In early 1960's Pothawri locals from Guajr Khan, Kahuta, Kallar Syedan and large number from Kashmir settled in this town as it was nearest to Heathrow airport and job opportunities were better. Currently around 25,000 Pakistani live in Slough with Kashmiri the most then followed by locals from Rwalapindi and then Gujarat and Jhelum. Current population of Slough is over 100,000.
 
Slough trading estate. The largest industrial estate in Europe with most factories and offices.

Amongst well known company which is based in Slough is Mars sweet factory, most of the sweet packets in Pakistan you will see with Slough address at the back of the packet.

 
Slough Masjid. Their are 4 Masjids in Slough, the largest is Slough Islamic trust which is based in Diamond road, then the Stoke poges lane Masjid, Ragstone road Masjid and the oldest Masjid is on Montem Lane, Chalvey. The Diamond rd Masjid is headed by Soofi Afzaol of Gujar Khan.
    
 
Pakistan welfare association. Pakistan welfare association the longest serving organisation in Slough is currently headed by Raja Ayub of Kashmir and previous President was Ch.Shafiq Ahmed ( Dhok Baba Faiz Buksh).

 

                                                                             View of Windsor castle from Slough Upton court park
Famous places in Slough

Slough railway station
 

Chalvey area of Slough where large number of Pakistani live -  Slough Wexham park hospital
 

View of Central Slough

Above the houses average 3 marala where 90% of locals live
 

Facts about Slough

Slough has largest amount of pothwari living in a single town outside pothwar. Bradford has the largest number but that is due to lot of small towns joined togather.

Currently the locals living in Slough are from

Sadda Kamal, Choa Khalsa, Palooni, Sasural, Kallar Syedan, Kambeeli Sadiq, Khandah, Dhok Baba Baland, Bewal, Mandra,Chak Mirza, Kalyam Awan, Kanoha, Kahuta, Gujar Khan and many more villages.

The first street to settle in Slough for pothwari arraiving in Slough was Princess street, the house of late Haji Ibrahim of Sasural, Gujar Khan.

This is average house locals live in Slough

This is well known sector of Slough Diamond road where most of pothwari live

Wellesley rd area

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