Winkfield
| Winkfield | |
|---|---|
 Locks Ride in Winkfield Row | |
| Population | 15,271 (2001) |
| OS grid reference | SU898711 |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WINDSOR |
| Postcode district | SL4 |
| Dialling code | 01344 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Royal Berkshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
Winkfield is a village and civil parish in the Bracknell Forest unitary authority of Berkshire, England.
Geography
According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 15,271. 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.[1]
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.[2]
Sport and recreation
Winkfield has a King George's Field in memorial to King George V. The White Hart pub in Winkfield was recently awarded custodianship of a locally renowned cyclist's persil white shorts, signed by the Child Bereavement Charity's cycling team, on their recent return from a record breaking fund raising European tour. The shorts can be viewed by the public during normal opening hours.
Education
Winkfield Row has a preparatory school called Lambrook.
References
- ^ 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 (eds.), Space Physics, Univer1sity of California Engineering and Physical Sciences Extension Series, John Wiley and Sons, p. 36
External links
Media related to Winkfield at Wikimedia Commons
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