Maiden's Green or Maidens Green is a small village in

Berkshire Berkshire ( ; in the 17th century sometimes spelt phonetically as Barkeshire; abbreviated Berks.) is a historic county in South East England. One of the home counties, Berkshire was recognised by Queen Elizabeth II as the Royal County of Berk ...

, England, in the

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

of Winkfield.

Geography

The settlement lies near to the A330 road, and is approximately north-east of

Bracknell Bracknell () is a large town and civil parish in Berkshire, England, the westernmost area within the Greater London Built-up Area, Greater London Urban Area and the administrative centre of the Bracknell Forest, Borough of Bracknell Forest. It l ...

. Maiden's Green has a site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) just to the north of the village, called

Chawridge Bourne Chawridge Bourne is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Berkshire, England Part of the site is a nature reserve called Chawridge Bank, which is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Etymolog ...

, which includes a

nature reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ...

called Chawridge Bank.

Notable buildings

Just north of the village, on the Drift Road, stands New Lodge, built in 1857 for

Sylvain Van de Weyer Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer (19 January 1802 – 23 May 1874) was a Belgian politician who served as the Belgian Minister at the Court of St. James's, effectively the ambassador to the United Kingdom, and briefly, as the prime minister of Belgium, ...

, the Belgian ambassador to the United Kingdom.

References

Villages in Berkshire Winkfield {{Berkshire-geo-stub