| Main | Births etc |
|---|
| Winkfield | |
 Locks Ride in Winkfield Row |
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 Winkfield Winkfield shown within Berkshire | |
| Population | 15,271 (2001) 14,998 (2011 Census including Burleigh)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Winkfield |
| Unitary authority | Bracknell Forest |
| Ceremonial county | Berkshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WINDSOR |
| Postcode district | SL4 |
| Dialling code | 01344 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Royal Berkshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Windsor |
| List of places: UK • England • Berkshire | |
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.[1] The parish includes the hamlets of Winkfield, Maidens Green, Winkfield Row, Brockhill, Winkfield Street, Chavey Down, Woodside, Cranbourne and Swinley, part of the village of North Ascot and the Bracknell suburbs of Forest Park, Martins Heron and The Warren. The parish used to be slightly larger – additionally covering what is now Bullbrook, Crown Wood and Harmans Water – and is said to have been one of the largest in England.[2]
History[]
Winkfield's New Lodge was the home of HRH Princess Sophia of Gloucester, a niece of King George III.
Between March 1942 and the end of World War II in June 1945 Foliejon Park in Winkfield was the residence of Haakon VII of Norway and his son, Crown Prince Olav.
At the west end of the village stands the Church of England church of St Mary's.
In the early 1960s, the United Kingdom aided a Canadian satellite mission Alouette 1 by providing the use of a ground station at Winkfield.[3]
Sport and recreation[]
Winkfield has a King George's Field in memorial to King George V.
Education[]
Winkfield Row has a co-educational independent preparatory school called Lambrook, for both day and boarding pupils.
References[]
- ^ a b "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11130740&c=Winkfield&d=16&e=62&g=6396631&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1480501206778&enc=1. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ history.php?CID=26&Title=The+Parish+of+Winkfield. Bfheritage.org.uk. Retrieved on 2013-07-17.
- ^ Le Galley, Donald P. (1964), "1", in Le Galley, Donald P.; Rosen, Alan, Space Physics, University of California Engineering and Physical Sciences Extension Series, John Wiley and Sons, p. 36
External links[]
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