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Colnbrook
Colnbrook — village in Berkshire, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Station A · 2.4 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Colnbrook is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 6,157 people. Address: SL3. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Berkshire, UK". Coordinates: 51.4835°, -0.5221°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Colnbrook is a village in the Slough district in Berkshire, England. It lies within the historic boundaries of Buckinghamshire, and straddles two distributaries of the Colne, the Colne Brook and Wraysbury River. These two streams have their confluence just to the southeast of the village. Colnbrook is centred 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of the Slough town centre, 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Windsor, and 19 miles (31 km) west of central London. Colnbrook forms the greater part of the civil parish of Colnbrook with Poyle (see also Poyle). Junctions of the M4 and M25 are near the village. To the east is Longford, London, and Bedfont and Stanwell which abut the south of London Heathrow Airport. Colnbrook with Poyle is a suburban parish with significant industrial units, logistical premises and open land. The parish was created on 1 April 1995 as an amalgamation of Colnbrook from Iver to the north and the smaller Poyle from an unparished area of Stanwell to the south-east. At the 2011 census the whole civil parish had a population of 6,157 living in 2,533 homes.
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Background
History
Mentioned in William the Conqueror's Domesday Book, Colnbrook is on the Colne Brook, a tributary of the River Colne, hence Colnbrook. Coaching inns were the village's main industry. In 1106, the first one was founded by Milo Crispin, named the Hospice (subsequently the 'Ostrich', probably by way of corruption of the original name), the third oldest in England. When Princess Elizabeth was brought from Woodstock Palace to Hampton Court in April 1555, she spent a night at The George. By 1577, Colnbrook had no fewer than ten coaching inns. Colnbrook's High Street was on the main London to Bath road and turn off point for Windsor and was used as a resting point for travellers. In Thomas…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4835, -0.5221
- District
- Slough
- Parish
- Colnbrook with Poyle
- Postcode
- SL3
- Parliamentary constituency
- Windsor
- Population
- 6,157
- Nearest railway station
- Station A — 2.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1846916 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Colnbrook (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Ye Olde George, Colnbrook - geograph.org.uk - 5598383.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Colnbrook?
- Colnbrook is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SL3), in the parish of Colnbrook with Poyle.
- Is Colnbrook a protected site?
- Yes — Colnbrook is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Colnbrook free to visit?
- Yes, Colnbrook is free to enter.
- How do I get to Colnbrook?
- The nearest railway station is Station A, about 2.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SL3.