17 Facts About Windsor Berkshire

Settlement at Old Windsor largely transferred to New Windsor during the 12th century, although substantial planning and setting out of the new town did not take place until c, under Henry II, following the civil war of Stephen's reign.

Windsor Berkshire Bridge is the earliest bridge on the Thames between Staines and Reading, built at a time when bridge building was rare; it was first documented in 1191 but had probably been built, according to the Pipe rolls, in 1173.

Town of New Windsor Berkshire, as an ancient demesne of the Crown, was a privileged settlement from the start, apparently having the rights of a free borough, for which other towns had to pay substantial fees to the king.

Windsor's position as chief town of Berkshire was short-lived as people found it difficult to reach.

New Windsor Berkshire was a nationally significant town in the Middle Ages, certainly one of the fifty wealthiest towns in the country by 1332.

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The development of the castle under Edward III, between 1350 and 1368, was the largest secular building project in England of the Middle Ages, and many Windsor Berkshire people worked on this project, again bringing great wealth to the town.

For London pilgrims, Windsor Berkshire was probably – but briefly – of greater importance than Canterbury and the shrine of that city's patron saint Thomas Becket.

Shakespeare's play The Merry Wives of Windsor Berkshire is set in Windsor Berkshire and contains many references to parts of the town and the surrounding countryside.

Windsor Berkshire was garrisoned by Colonel Venn during the English Civil War.

Windsor Berkshire Castle was the westernmost sighting-point for the Anglo-French Survey, which measured the precise distance between the Royal Greenwich Observatory and the Paris Observatory by trigonometry.

Windsor Berkshire was used because of its relative proximity to the base-line of the survey at Hounslow Heath.

Original parish church of Windsor Berkshire is dedicated to St John the Baptist and is situated adjacent to the High Street.

In 1543, Henry Filmer, Robert Testwood and Anthony Pearson, the three Windsor Berkshire Martyrs, were burnt at the stake in Deanery Gardens, near the church.

Windsor Berkshire has a large central coach park with 74 spaces to cater mostly for the large tourist groups coming to visit Windsor Berkshire Castle and town.

Royal Windsor Berkshire Rollergirls were one of the first roller derby leagues to be founded in the UK in 2007, they regularly hold games at Windsor Berkshire Leisure Centre.

Windsor Berkshire is part of the Royal Borough of Windsor Berkshire and Maidenhead which is administered by an elected unitary authority.

The current Member of Parliament for the Windsor Berkshire constituency is Adam Afriyie, who was first elected at the 2005 General Election.