Bullbrook is a suburb of

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, in the

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county of

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, formerly part of the parish of

Winkfield Winkfield is a village and civil parish in the Bracknell Forest unitary authority of Berkshire, England. Geography According to the 2011 Census, the parish had a population of 14,998. The parish includes the hamlets of Winkfield, Maidens Green ...

. It is named after the ''Bull Brook'' which runs through the area, although most of the brook now runs underground in culverts. Bullbrook is one of the earlier estates of Bracknell and was built in the late 1950s. The estate lies largely north of the

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and its borders begin immediately east of Bracknell town centre. The section between the A329 and the railway line, Bullbrook 4, is now part of

Harmans Water Harmans Water is a suburb of Bracknell, in the English county of Berkshire, formerly part of the parish of Winkfield. It takes its name from ''Harman's Water Lake'', long gone. Building of the estate began around 1960 and was the fourth and last ...

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following boundary changes in 2003. Facilities include a small shopping centre, a community centre, several public houses and Holly Spring school. Lily Hill Park is an extensive area of woodland and historic parkland. Within the park is Lily Hill House, built between 1814-1817 and now used as a business centre. The eastern industrial area is a business area. The Royal Berkshire Bracknell Clinic is at Brants Bridge. Kezia Obama, the stepmother of

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, is a resident of Bullbrook.

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Bullbrook history
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