Cranbourne, Berkshire
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Plaistow Green, Cranbourne. Looking eastwards along the A330 to the primary school. |
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Cranbourne |
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OS grid reference | SU926727 |
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Metropolitan borough | Bracknell Forest |
Metropolitan county | Berkshire |
Region | South East |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WINDSOR |
Postcode district | SL4 |
Dialling code | 01344 |
Police | Thames Valley |
Fire | Royal Berkshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
EU Parliament | South East England |
UK Parliament | Windsor |
Coordinates: 51°26′45″N 0°40′18″W / 51.445788°N 0.671737°W
Cranbourne is a village in Berkshire, England, within the civil parish of Winkfield (where according to Post Codes the majority of the 2011 Census population was included) in the borough of Bracknell Forest.
The settlement lies near to Windsor Great Park and Legoland Windsor, and is approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-west of Windsor. Neither Cranbourne Chase nor Cranbourne Lodge, which it surrounds, are in Winkfield but across the border in Windsor.
History
Cranbourne was the location of a free school that eventually became Ranelagh Church of England School.
External links
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