Windsor may refer to:

Places

Australia

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 sur ...

Municipality of Windsor The Municipality of Windsor was a local government area of Greater Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The municipality was proclaimed as the Borough of Windsor on 4 March 1871 and was centred on the Town of Windsor. In 1949, with the pa ...

, a former local government area *

Windsor, Queensland Windsor is an inner northern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Windsor had a population of 7,013 people. Geography Windsor is located about from the Brisbane central business district. It is largely residential ...

, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland ** Shire of Windsor, a former local government authority around Windsor, Queensland **

Town of Windsor The Town of Windsor is a former local government area of Queensland, Australia, located in northern Brisbane. History On 11 February 1887, a portion of the Ithaca Division was proclaimed a municipality to be known as the Shire of Windsor. On ...

, a former local government authority around Windsor, Queensland *

Windsor, South Australia Windsor is a locality in South Australia. It is on the northern Adelaide Plains adjacent to Port Wakefield Road, 34 km southeast of Port Wakefield. The township is largely bypassed by Port Wakefield Road. The township was a private subdiv ...

, a small town in the northern Adelaide Plains * Windsor Gardens, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide * Windsor, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne

Canada

* Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador *

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 ...

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 souther ...

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 Abenak ...

New Zealand

Windsor, New Zealand Windsor is a township in North Otago, inland from Oamaru, situated almost exactly on the 45th latitude. The township was surveyed in 1879 and sold by Edward (Eddie) Menlove, the owner of the Windsor Park Estate. It was situated at the junction ...

, a township in North Otago

United Kingdom

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 of ...

, a town near London **

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 cast ...

, Windsor, Berkshire **

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 many ...

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 follow ...

, the constituency centred on this town **

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 old ...

, a village near Windsor *

Windsor, Belfast Balmoral (from the gle, Baile Mhoireil) is the most southern of ten district electoral areas (DEA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The district elects five members to Belfast City Council and contains the wards of Belvoir; Finaghy; Malone; Musgr ...

, a suburb *

Windsor, Cornwall Windsor is a hamlet in Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a Historic counties of England, historic county and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is ...

, a hamlet * Windsor, Lincolnshire, a hamlet

United States

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 par ...

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 ...

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. Po ...

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 approxim ...

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 trai ...

Windsor, Alachua County, Florida Windsor is an unincorporated community in Alachua County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 256. Geography Windsor is located in central Alachua County, east of Gainesville, at (29.64639, -82.18639), and has ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 resid ...

Windsor, Kentucky Windsor is an unincorporated community in southern Casey County, Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It b ...

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 ...

* Windsor, Massachusetts * Windsor, Missouri *

Windsor, New Hampshire Windsor is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 262 at the 2020 census. It is the location of the Wediko Children's Services Summer Program and of Windsor Mountain International, a summer adventure and t ...

Windsor, New Jersey Windsor is a small historic unincorporated community located within Robbinsville Township (known as Washington Township until 2007) in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08561. ...

* Windsor, New York, a town **

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 W ...

, within the town * Windsor, North Carolina *

Windsor, North Dakota Windsor is an unincorporated community in Stutsman County, in the U.S. state of North Dakota. History A post office called Windsor was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1975. The community was named after Windsor, Ontario ...

* Windsor, Pennsylvania, a borough in York County * Windsor, South Carolina * Windsor, Vermont, a town **

Windsor (CDP), Vermont Windsor is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the main settlement within the town of Windsor, Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population of the CDP was 2,066 at the 2010 census, compared with 3,553 for the town as a whole. Ge ...

, a census-designated place in the town * Windsor County, Vermont *

Windsor, Virginia Windsor is an incorporated town in Isle of Wight County in the Hampton Roads region of southeastern Virginia in the United States. It is located near the crossroads of U.S. Route 460 and U.S. Route 258. The population was 2,626 at the 2010 cens ...

* Windsor Heights, West Virginia *

Windsor, Wisconsin Windsor is a village and former town in Dane County, Wisconsin. The population was 8,754 at the time of the 2020 census. The communities of Lake Windsor, Morrisonville, and Token Creek are located within the village. Windsor voted to incorporate ...

People

* House of Windsor, the house or dynasty of the present British Royal Family *

Windsor (surname) Windsor is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: __NOTOC__ *Lady Amelia Windsor (born 1995), English model *Andrew Windsor, 1st Baron Windsor (1467–1543), English nobleman *Barbara Windsor (1937–2020), English actress * B ...

, including a list of people with the name ** Barbara Windsor, English actress *

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

* Duke of Windsor, formerly King

Edward VIII Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972), later known as the Duke of Windsor, was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire and Emperor of India from 20 January 19 ...

of the United Kingdom *

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 ...

(Wallis, Duchess of Windsor), wife of the Duke *

Earl of Windsor Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Old Norse, Scandinavian form ''jarl'', and meant "Germanic ch ...

Viscount Windsor Viscount Windsor is a title that has been created twice. The first creation came in the Peerage of Ireland in 1699 when the Honourable Thomas Windsor was made ''Viscount Windsor, of Blackcastle''. He was the younger son of Thomas Hickman-Windso ...

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 illegitimate ...

Design

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 * Windsor chair, type of chair with a solid wood seat and turned legs * Windsor glasses, type of eyeglasses with circular eyerims and a thin frame * Windsor knot, type of knot used to tie a necktie *

Windsor (typeface) Windsor is a serif typeface created by Eleisha Pechey (1831-1902) and released by the Stephenson Blake type foundry. It is intended for use such as display and in headings rather than for body text. Capitals ''M'' and ''W'' are widely splayed, ...

, a 1905 serif typeface that became popular in the 1970s

Structures

, one of the homes of the monarch of Britain *

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 Towe ...

, a skyscraper in Northern Ireland *

Windsor Hotel (disambiguation) Windsor Hotel may refer to: ;in Asia *Windsor Hotel Taichung, Taichung, Taiwan *The Windsor Hotel Toya Resort & Spa, Hokkaidō, Japan *The Hotel Windsor, Myoko, Japan ;in Australia *Hotel Windsor, Melbourne, Australia *Windsor Hotel (Perth), Weste ...

, several places *

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 rent ...

, a football stadium which is home to Linfield F.C. and the Northern Ireland football team * Windsor station (disambiguation), stations of the name *

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 Austral ...

, cinemas and theatres with this name *

Windsor Tower (Madrid) The Windsor Tower ( es, Torre Windsor) was an office building in the financial center of Madrid, Spain. Built in 1979, it was high and had 32 floors of which 29 were above ground level and 3 below, thus ranking it as the eighth tallest building ...

, a skyscraper in Madrid, Spain, which was destroyed in a fire in 2005 * Windsor (Port Penn, Delaware), a house listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) *

Windsor (Cascade, Virginia) Windsor is a historic plantation complex located near Cascade, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The house was completed in 1862, and is a two-story, five bay Georgian style brick dwelling, with Italianate style ornamentation. It has a shallow hi ...

, a plantation complex listed on the NRHP

Transport

* Windsor (automobile), defunct American automobile maker, 1929-1930 * Chrysler Windsor, car, 1930s-1960s * ''Windsor'' (sloop), a ship wrecked off the coast of Australia in 1816 * HMS ''Windsor'', several Royal Navy ships * HMCS ''Windsor'', a Canadian submarine * USS ''Windsor'', two ships by this name serving during WWII *

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 * ''Windsor''-class attack transport, a class of US Navy ships used to transport troops and their equipment * Ford Windsor engine, a small-block V8 engine formerly produced by Ford Motor Company

Other uses

*'' The Windsors'', UK sitcom * ''Windsor'' (film), a 2016 film starring Barry Corbin * Windsor (soil), the unofficial state soil of the U.S. state of Connecticut *'' United States v. Windsor'', a 2013 United States Supreme Court decision concerning same-sex marriage *Castle Windsor, part of the Castle Project (an open source application framework) *Windsor core, a version of the

Athlon 64 The Athlon 64 is a ninth-generation, AMD64-architecture microprocessor produced by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), released on September 23, 2003. It is the third processor to bear the name ''Athlon'', and the immediate successor to the Athlon XP. T ...

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