Windsor
Built-up area in Windsor and Maidenhead, England
| Coordinates: | 51.476, -0.633 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 95 76 |
| Dialling code: | 01753 (Slough) |
Windsor is a historic riverside town in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, dominated by Windsor Castle, a medieval fortress and one of the monarch’s principal residences. The town sits on the River Thames opposite Eton and is framed by the long vistas of Windsor Great Park and the ornate setting of St George's Chapel, giving it a distinctive mix of royal pageantry, historic streets and popular tourist attractions.
Economically Windsor leans heavily on tourism, hospitality and heritage-led retail, while also functioning as an affluent commuter town with good rail links to London and easy access to Heathrow. Socially it blends a year‑round local community with a steady flow of international visitors and regular ceremonial events that keep its royal connections very much alive.
Postcode districts covering Windsor
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 17.2 miles27.6 km
- Islington 23.1 miles37.1 km
- Reading 15.2 miles24.4 km
- City of Westminster 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Sutton 21.1 miles34 km
- Slough 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Harrow 15.1 miles24.3 km
- High Wycombe 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Watford 15.9 miles25.7 km
- Basingstoke 24.8 miles40 km
- Woking 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Hemel Hempstead 20.3 miles32.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Clewer East Ward 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Clewer & Dedworth East Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Clewer & Dedworth West Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Eton & Castle Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Oakley Green Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Eton Wick Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Eton Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Water Oakley Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Dorney Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Cippenham Manor Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Cippenham Village Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Chalvey Ward 2.5 miles4 km
Example postcodes in Windsor
SL4 3PJ, SL4 3DF, SL4 4YA, SL4 1QF, SL4 4XJ, SL4 2BA, SL4 4AF, SL4 4BU, SL4 3SH … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 7.6 miles12.2 km
- London Gatwick Airport 29.6 miles47.6 km
- Windsor & Eton Central Railway Station 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Windsor & Eton Riverside Railway Station 1.3 miles2.1 km
Hotels in Windsor Ad
- The Christopher Hotel, Eton 3
- Holiday Inn Express Windsor 3
- Macdonald Windsor Hotel 4
- Goswell House 3
- Sir Christopher Wren Hotel 4
- The Royal Adelaide Hotel 4
- Castle Hotel Windsor 4
- Legoland Windsor Resort 4
Schools in Windsor
- Alexander First School Primary
- Clewer Green C of E First School Primary
- Dedworth Green First School Primary
- Dedworth Middle School All ages
- Hilltop First School Primary
- Homer First School and Nursery Primary
- Oakfield First School Primary
- St Edward's Catholic First School Primary
- St Edward's Royal Free Ecumenical Middle School, Windsor All ages
- The Green Room School Independent - special
- The King's House School, Windsor Independent - all ages
- The Queen Anne Royal Free C of E Controlled First School Primary
- The Windsor Boys' School Secondary
- Trevelyan Middle School All ages
- Trinity St Stephen C of E Aided First School Primary
- Upton House School Independent - primary
- Windsor Girls' School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Windsor Racecourse Recreation 1 mile1.6 km
- Frogmore House Estate 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Ditton Park Estate 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Sunninghill Park Estate 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Ascot Racecourse Recreation 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Runnymede Bridge Late Bronze Age Site Archaeological site 5 miles8.1 km
- Sunningdale Park Estate 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Penton Hook Marina Marina 7 miles11.3 km
- Brunel University University 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Bulstrode Park Estate 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Wilton Park Estate 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Uxbridge College College 8.7 miles13.9 km