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New Windsor

A reference recently added says that it was called New Windsor until the 19th century. My recollection is that it was officially the "Royal Borough of New poo poo Windsor" until 1974. Bluewave 14:20, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Quite so. 194.66.226.95 11:13, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

winch by the riverside?

Does it really mean 'winch by the riverside'? To me it sounds like folk etymology. The same root can be found in the names of ancient towns such as: Vindolana, Vindocladia, Vindomagus, Vindomara, Vindomis, Vindoballa, but also outside of ancient Britain - in the Alps: Vindonissa, Vindelicia, Vindobona... The name comes from the ethnonym Veneti, who were living among other places in Brittany, but also across the Channel in Gwynedd (Latin: Venedotia / Vendotia). Also, there seem to be two other Windsors in the UK, meaning we have then two aditional 'winches by the riversides'. 219.23.88.182 12:00, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

One might expect there to be numerous such places before the advent of motorised ferries or bridge technology. As stated in the article, the root for this is Old English for a windlass, not of Latin origin as you mention above. [1] and [2] support the name origin; I've added both references to the article. Bazza 14:38, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

Antiquity of Peascod Street

The article states that:

It [Peascod Street] predates the castle by many years, certainly it formed part of the tenth century parish structure in east Berkshire.

Is there evidence that it is this old? The Ray South history (referenced in the article) mentions a reference from 1308 (in which it is called "Pescroftstrete"). In medieval times (and later), the street followed the boundary between Clewer parish and St John's, New Windsor. However, the New Windsor parish was presumably a Norman invention, so is there evidence for the 10th century assertion? Also, the street aligns exactly with the Norman motte (ie the present Round Tower). Doesn't this again suggest that the motte came first and the street led towards it? Bluewave (talk) 14:09, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

Notable Residents

Three "notable" residents have been posted with dubious credibility:

Juggler - no supporting information, Swedish Entrepenur - no supporting information, Steven Glover - self published one book, does this qualify as "notable" ?

Suggest that the three above are removed. Going once.... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.1.75.115 (talk) 13:23, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Seconded. Bluewave (talk) 13:56, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Going Twice.... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.1.75.115 (talk) 11:34, 4 March 2009 (UTC) Now Removed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.52.49.7 (talk) 11:42, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

But you might want to sign your posts. Otherwise people might think you don't know what you're doing. Bluewave (talk) 11:52, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

Good call - I'll do that in future. Noswal2007

Deleting two new spurious additions to this section. Noswal2007 Deleting two new spurious additions to this section. July 2011, Noswal2007 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Noswal (talk • contribs) 17:14, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Natalie Imbruglia is no longer a Windsor resident, but when I tried to edit the Wiki my amend got removed. Please can someone who knows what they are doing correct the article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.104.39.74 (talk) 23:30, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

I would guess that if you supply a reference that shows she has left, then the edit won't be reverted.  Ronhjones  ^(Talk) 23:34, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

The residence list is experiencing spurious growth again, including "from Winkfield, near to Windsor". The article is about Windsor, and so I would expect residency of that place, and not somewhere nearby, to be a requirement for inclusion in the list. I've removed any not meeting this requirement. Bazza (talk) 13:16, 12 October 2011 (UTC)