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Winkfield, vil. and par. (Winkfield with Ascot), Berks, in E. of co.- par. (containing Broadmoor Lunatic Asylum, and parts of Ascot and Bracknell), 10,278 ac., pop. 3622; vil., 3 miles NE. of Bracknell and 5 miles SW. of Windsor; P.O., T.O., called Winkfield (North Street); in vicinity is the hamlet of Winkfield Row; P.O. Winkfield Place and numerous other residences are in the par.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Winkfield AP/CP Berkshire AncC |
Place names: | WINKFIELD | WINKFIELD NORTH STREET |
Place: | Winkfield |
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