Windsor may refer to:
Places
Australia
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Windsor, New South Wales
Windsor is a historic town north-west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is the council seat of the Hawkesbury local government area. The town sits on the Hawkesbury River, enveloped by farmland and Australian bush. Many of the oldest s ...
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Municipality of Windsor, a former local government area
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Windsor, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland
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Shire of Windsor
Windsor may refer to:
Places Australia
*Windsor, New South Wales
** Municipality of Windsor, a former local government area
* Windsor, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland
** Shire of Windsor, a former local government authority around Wi ...
, a former local government authority around Windsor, Queensland
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Town of Windsor, a former local government authority around Windsor, Queensland
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Windsor, South Australia, a small town in the northern Adelaide Plains
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Windsor Gardens, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide
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Windsor, Victoria
Windsor is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 5 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Port Phillip and Stonnington local government areas. Windsor recorded a population of 7,2 ...
, a suburb of Melbourne
Canada
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Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador
Grand Falls-Windsor is a town located in the central region of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with a population of 13,853 at the 2021 census. The town is the largest in the central region, the si ...
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Windsor, Nova Scotia
Windsor is a community located in Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is a service centre for the western part of the county and is situated on Highway 101.
The community has a history dating back to its use by the Mi'kmaq Nation for sev ...
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Windsor, Ontario
Windsor is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, on the south bank of the Detroit River directly across from Detroit, Michigan, United States. Geographically located within but administratively independent of Essex County, it is the southe ...
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Windsor, Quebec
Windsor is a town of 5,300 people, part of the Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.
Windsor is perhaps best known for its ultra-modern Domtar fine paper plant.
History
Apart from the Aben ...
New Zealand
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Windsor, New Zealand, a township in North Otago
United Kingdom
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Windsor, Berkshire
Windsor is a historic market town and unparished area in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. It is the site of Windsor Castle, one of the official residences of the British monarch. The town is situated west ...
, a town near London
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Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle is a royal residence at Windsor in the English county of Berkshire. It is strongly associated with the English and succeeding British royal family, and embodies almost a millennium of architectural history.
The original c ...
, Windsor, Berkshire
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Windsor Great Park
Windsor Great Park is a Royal Park of , including a deer park, to the south of the town of Windsor on the border of Berkshire and Surrey in England. It is adjacent to the private Home Park, which is nearer the castle. The park was, for man ...
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Windsor (UK Parliament constituency)
Windsor (/ˈwɪnzə/) is a constituency in Berkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Adam Afriyie of the Conservative Party. It was re-created for the 1997 general election after it was abolished followi ...
, the constituency centred on this town
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Old Windsor
Old Windsor is a large village and civil parish, in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, in Berkshire, England. It is bounded by the River Thames to the east and the Windsor Great Park to the west.
Etymology
The name originates from ol ...
, a village near Windsor
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Windsor, Belfast, a suburb
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Windsor, Cornwall, a hamlet
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Windsor, Lincolnshire, a hamlet
United States
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Windsor, California
Windsor is an incorporated town in Sonoma County, California, United States. The town is 9 miles north of Santa Rosa and 63 miles north of San Francisco. The population was 26,801 as of the 2010 census. Windsor was once home to a waterslide p ...
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Windsor, Colorado
Windsor is a home rule municipality in Larimer and Weld counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. According to the 2020 census, the population of the town was 32,716. Windsor is located in the Northern Colorado region.
History
In 1873, a settl ...
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Windsor, Connecticut
Windsor is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, and was the first English settlement in the state. It lies on the northern border of Connecticut's capital, Hartford. The population of Windsor was 29,492 at the 2020 census.
P ...
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Windsor Locks, Connecticut
Windsor Locks is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 12,613. It is the site of Bradley International Airport, which serves the Greater Hartford-Springfield region and occupies approxi ...
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Windsor Locks station
Windsor Locks station is an Amtrak and CT Rail train station in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, on the New Haven–Springfield Line. It is served by four Amtrak services - the shuttles, , , and - as well as CT Rail Hartford Line commuter rail tra ...
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Windsor, Alachua County, Florida
Windsor is an unincorporated community in Alachua County, Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the nor ...
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Windsor, Indian River County, Florida
Windsor, formerly known as North Beach, is a gated community and census-designated place (CDP) on North Hutchinson Island in Indian River County, Florida, United States. The population was 256 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Sebastian&nda ...
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Windsor, Georgia Windsor is an unincorporated community in Walton County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
History
A post office called Windsor was established in 1835, and remained in operation until 1902. The community most likely was named after Windsor, England, ...
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Windsor, Mercer County, Illinois
Windsor, also known as New Windsor, is a village in Rivoli Township, Mercer County, Illinois, United States. The population was 748 at the 2010 census, up from 720 in 2000. The official name is the Village of Windsor, but New Windsor is also use ...
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Windsor, Shelby County, Illinois
Windsor is a city in Shelby County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,079 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Windsor is located at .
According to the US Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the cen ...
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Windsor, Indiana
Windsor is an unincorporated community in Stoney Creek Township, Randolph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
History
Windsor was laid out in 1832. The community most likely was named after Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle is a royal resi ...
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Windsor, Kentucky
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Windsor, Maine
Windsor is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,632 at the 2020 census. Windsor is included in the Augusta, Maine micropolitan New England City and Town Area.
History
The territory was first incorporated M ...
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Windsor, Massachusetts
Windsor is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 831 according to the 2020 census.
History
Windsor was first settled in 1767 and was ...
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Windsor, Missouri
Windsor is a city in Henry and Pettis counties, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,901 at the 2010 census.
History
Windsor was laid out in 1855, and originally known as Belmont. Its name was changed to Windsor in 1859, after Windsor C ...
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Windsor, New Hampshire
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Windsor, New Jersey
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Windsor, New York
Windsor is a town in Broome County, New York, United States. The population was 5,804 at the 2020 census.
The town is on the southern border of the county and is east of Binghamton. The town includes the village of Windsor, located on the Susque ...
, a town
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Windsor (village), New York
Windsor is a village in Broome County, New York, United States. The population was 916 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Binghamton Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Incorporated Village of Windsor is located near the middle of the Town of ...
, within the town
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Windsor, North Carolina
Windsor is a town in Bertie County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,630 at the 2010 census, up from 2,283 in 2000. It is the county seat of Bertie County, which is also the homeland of the Southern Band Tuscarora Tribe that re ...
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Windsor, North Dakota
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Windsor, Pennsylvania
Windsor is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was established in 1905 and was named after Windsor, England and was formerly named Windsorville. The population was 1,359 at the 2020 census. In the spring of 2016, the Pe ...
, a borough in York County
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Windsor, South Carolina
Windsor is a town in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 121 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area.
Geography
Windsor is located in eastern Aiken County at .
According to the United ...
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Windsor, Vermont
Windsor is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. As the "Birthplace of Vermont", the town is where the Constitution of Vermont was adopted in 1777, thus marking the founding of the Vermont Republic, a sovereign state until 1791, when ...
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Windsor (CDP), Vermont, a census-designated place in the town
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Windsor County, Vermont
Windsor County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 57,753. The shire town (county seat) is the town of Woodstock. The county's largest municipality is the town of Hartford.
History
Wind ...
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Windsor, Virginia
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Windsor Heights, West Virginia
Windsor Heights is a village in Brooke County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 423 at the 2010 census. Grace Davis was the mayor as of June, 2017.
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Windsor, Wisconsin
People
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House of Windsor
The House of Windsor is the reigning royal house of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. In 1901, a line of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (itself a cadet branch of the House of Wettin) succeeded the House of Hanover to th ...
, the house or dynasty of the present British Royal Family
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Windsor (surname), including a list of people with the name
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Barbara Windsor
Dame Barbara Windsor (born Barbara Ann Deeks; 6 August 193710 December 2020) was an English actress, known for her roles in the Carry On (franchise), ''Carry On'' films and for playing Peggy Mitchell in the BBC One soap opera, ''EastEnders''. , English actress
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Windsor Davies
Windsor Davies (28 August 1930 – 17 January 2019) was a British actor. He is best remembered for playing Battery Sergeant Major Williams in the sitcom '' It Ain't Half Hot Mum'' (1974–1981) over its entire run. The show's popularity resulted ...
, English actor
Title
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Duke of Windsor
Duke of Windsor was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 8 March 1937 for the former monarch Edward VIII, following his abdication on 11 December 1936. The dukedom takes its name from the town where Windsor Castle, ...
, formerly King
Edward VIII of the United Kingdom
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Wallis Simpson
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor (born Bessie Wallis Warfield, later Simpson; June 19, 1896 – April 24, 1986), was an American socialite and wife of the former King Edward VIII. Their intention to marry and her status as a divorcée caused a ...
(Wallis, Duchess of Windsor), wife of the Duke
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Earl of Windsor
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Viscount Windsor
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Baron Windsor
Earl of Plymouth is a title that has been created three times: twice in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
History
The first creation was in 1675 for Charles FitzCharles, one of the dozens of illegitima ...
Design
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Windsor cap
A flat cap is a rounded cap with a small stiff brim in front, originating in Britain and Ireland. The hat is known in Ireland as a paddy cap; in Scotland as a bunnet; in Wales as a Dai cap; and in the United States as an English cap, Irish cap ...
, soft men's cap
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Windsor chair
A Windsor chair is a chair built with a solid wooden seat into which the chair-back and legs are round- tenoned, or pushed into drilled holes, in contrast to standard chairs (whose back legs and back uprights are continuous). The seats of Windsor ...
, type of chair with a solid wood seat and turned legs
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Windsor glasses
Windsor glasses are a type of eyeglasses characterised by circular or nearly circular eyerims and a thin metal frame. The style emerged in the 19th century and first became popular in the 1880s. Traditionally the bridge of Windsor glasses is a "s ...
, type of eyeglasses with circular eyerims and a thin frame
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Windsor knot
The Windsor knot, sometimes referred to as a full Windsor (or misleadingly as a double Windsor) to distinguish it from the half-Windsor, is a knot used to tie a necktie. As with other common necktie knots, the Windsor knot is triangular, and the ...
, type of knot used to tie a necktie
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Windsor (typeface), a 1905 serif typeface that became popular in the 1970s
Structures
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Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle is a royal residence at Windsor in the English county of Berkshire. It is strongly associated with the English and succeeding British royal family, and embodies almost a millennium of architectural history.
The original c ...
, one of the homes of the monarch of Britain
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Windsor House (Belfast)
Windsor House (officially known as 9-15 Bedford Street) was a 23-story, 80 m high-rise building on Bedford Street in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The building was the tallest storeyed building in Northern Ireland before being surpassed by Obel Tow ...
, a skyscraper in Northern Ireland
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Windsor Hotel (disambiguation), several places
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Windsor Park
Windsor Park is a football stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is the home ground of Linfield F.C. who own the land the stadium is built on, while the Irish Football Association own and operate the stadium and pay Linfield an annual renta ...
, a football stadium which is home to Linfield F.C. and the Northern Ireland football team
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Windsor station (disambiguation), stations of the name
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Windsor Theatre (disambiguation) Windsor Theatre is the former name of the 48th Street Theatre in New York.
Windsor Theatre may also refer to:
* Windsor Theatre, Brighton, a cinema in Adelaide, South Australia
* Windsor Theatre, Hilton, an historic cinema in Adelaide, South Aust ...
, cinemas and theatres with this name
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Windsor Tower (Madrid), a skyscraper in Madrid, Spain, which was destroyed in a fire in 2005
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Windsor (Port Penn, Delaware)
Windsor, also known as Annondale, is a historic home located near Port Penn in New Castle County, Delaware, USA. It was built about 1760, and is a two-story, five-bay, gable-roof, brick building with interior brick chimneys at each gable end. It ...
, a house listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
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Windsor (Cascade, Virginia), a plantation complex listed on the NRHP
Transport
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Windsor (automobile)
The Windsor was an automobile produced in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from 1929 to 1930 by the Windsor Corporation.
History
The Windsor Corporation was a subsidiary of the Moon Motor Car company and shared all the same company of ...
, defunct American automobile maker, 1929-1930
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Chrysler Windsor
The Chrysler Windsor is a full-size car which was built by Chrysler from 1939 through to the 1960s. The final Chrysler Windsor sold in the United States was produced in 1961, but production in Canada continued until 1966. The Canadian 1961 to 1 ...
, car, 1930s-1960s
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''Windsor'' (sloop), a ship wrecked off the coast of Australia in 1816
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HMS ''Windsor'', several Royal Navy ships
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HMCS ''Windsor'', a Canadian submarine
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USS ''Windsor'', two ships by this name serving during WWII
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Vickers Windsor
The Vickers Windsor was a Second World War British four-engine heavy bomber, designed by Barnes Wallis and Rex Pierson at the Vickers-Armstrongs factory at Brooklands.
Design and development
As a possible replacement for the pre-war Vickers ...
, World War II British heavy bomber
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''Windsor''-class attack transport, a class of US Navy ships used to transport troops and their equipment
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Ford Windsor engine
The Ford small-block (aka Windsor V8) is a series of 90° overhead valve small block V8 automobile engines manufactured by the Ford Motor Company from July 1961 to December 2000.
Designed as a successor to the Ford Y-block engine, it was fir ...
, a small-block V8 engine formerly produced by Ford Motor Company
Other uses
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The Windsors
''The Windsors'' is a British sitcom and parody of the British royal family, the House of Windsor. It was first broadcast on Channel 4 in April 2016 and stars Harry Enfield, Haydn Gwynne, Hugh Skinner, Louise Ford, Richard Goulding, Tom Durant- ...
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''Windsor'' (film), a 2016 film starring Barry Corbin
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Windsor (soil)
The Windsor is the unofficial state soil of the U.S. state of Connecticut, although it exists as part of the geological make up of landmasses across the globe, including in the UK.
Profile
Windsor soils are well suited to the highly diversified ag ...
, the unofficial state soil of the U.S. state of Connecticut
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United States v. Windsor
''United States v. Windsor'', 570 U.S. 744 (2013), is a landmark United States Supreme Court civil rights case concerning same-sex marriage. The Court held that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which denied federal recognition o ...
'', a 2013 United States Supreme Court decision concerning same-sex marriage
*Castle Windsor, part of the
Castle Project
Castle Project (or Castle for short) is an open-source application framework for CLI platform implementations (e.g., .NET Framework). It was releasedon November 6, 2014. The project was founded by a member of the Apache Avalon and the Apache Excali ...
(an open source application framework)
*Windsor core, a version of the
Athlon 64 CPU
See also
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Windsor Castle (disambiguation)
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Windsor Historic District (disambiguation) Windsor Historic District, or Windsor Village Historic District or variations, may refer to:
*Windsor Square Historic District, Phoenix, AZ, List of RHPs in AZ, listed on the NRHP in Arizona
* Windsor Village Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, Los ...
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Windsor Park (disambiguation) Windsor Park is the home ground of the Northern Ireland national football team.
It may also refer to:
;In Australia
* Windsor Park, Tasmania, group of regional sporting grounds in Launceston, Australia
* Windsor Park, a sporting ground in Norla ...
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Windsor Road (disambiguation)
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Windsor Township (disambiguation)
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Windsor Hills (disambiguation) Windsor Hills or Windsor Hill or ''variant'' may refer to:
United Kingdom
* Windsor Hill, a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Buckinghamshire
* Windsor Hill Marsh, a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset
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