Windsor and Maidenhead

Local Authority District in England

Berkshire, South East

§ This page gives an overview of the Windsor and Maidenhead local authority district, bringing together key facts, maps, and data to help you quickly understand the area. One of 361 district profiles on Baseview.

Overview ⁞ Windsor and Maidenhead lies along the Thames Valley in Berkshire, with Windsor Castle as its most iconic landmark. Windsor Great Park offers extensive woodland and lakes, while the River Thames winds through, with riverside towns and villages such as Eton and Bray. Maidenhead provides a lively town centre with riverside walks and bridges, while Cookham and Marlow nearby add cultural and scenic interest. The district’s geography combines royal heritage, river landscapes, and attractive towns.

The administrative boundary of Windsor and Maidenhead can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of Windsor and Maidenhead.

Map of Windsor and Maidenhead — Administrative Boundary of Windsor and Maidenhead (Local Authority District)

Key Facts about Windsor and Maidenhead

What region are Windsor and Maidenhead in? Windsor and Maidenhead are in the South East of England, a region within the UK.

What county is Windsor and Maidenhead in? Windsor and Maidenhead is in the county of Berkshire.

Is Windsor and Maidenhead a city? No, Windsor and Maidenhead is not a city. (Note: the UK has 76 officially designated cities.)

Who governs Windsor and Maidenhead? The local government for this district is: Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council (Unitary Authority).

▶ Official website of Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council 🔗 rbwm.gov.uk

Which police force covers Windsor and Maidenhead? Policing in Windsor and Maidenhead is provided by Thames Valley Police 🔗 thamesvalley.police.uk, which serves 13 local authority districts: Bracknell Forest ⁞ Buckinghamshire ⁞ Cherwell ⁞ Milton Keynes ⁞ Oxford ⁞ Reading ⁞ Slough ⁞ South Oxfordshire ⁞ Vale of White Horse ⁞ West Berkshire ⁞ West Oxfordshire ⁞ Windsor and Maidenhead ⁞ Wokingham.

This district page, Windsor and Maidenhead, is a sub-page of this county page: Berkshire and this region page: South East. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in Windsor and Maidenhead

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in Windsor and Maidenhead

Windsor and Maidenhead is divided into 19 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

Ascot & Sunninghill
Belmont
Bisham & Cookham
Boyn Hill
Bray
Clewer & Dedworth East
Clewer & Dedworth West
Clewer East
Cox Green
Datchet, Horton & Wraysbury
Eton & Castle
Furze Platt
Hurley & Walthams
Old Windsor
Oldfield
Pinkneys Green
Riverside
St Mary's
Sunningdale & Cheapside

In the UK, a ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, used mainly for electoral and statistical purposes. Defined by the ONS, wards represent the primary unit for local elections, each returning one or more councillors to the local council. Wards are also used as a key geography for presenting population and census data.

Parishes in Windsor and Maidenhead

Windsor and Maidenhead is part-parished: 15 civil parishes (listed A-Z below) alongside 2 unparished areas.

Bisham
Bray
Cookham
Cox Green
Datchet
Eton
Horton
Hurley
Old Windsor
Shottesbrooke
Sunningdale
Sunninghill and Ascot
Waltham St. Lawrence
White Waltham
Wraysbury

A civil parish is the lowest tier of local government in England, used for villages, small towns, and suburbs. They have their own local authority, either a parish council or a parish meeting, which provides local services like managing parks, allotments, and streetlights, and represents the community's views to larger councils.

Built-up Areas in Windsor and Maidenhead

Windsor and Maidenhead covers 41 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.

Ascot *
Bishopsgate *
Bourne End *
Bray *
Burchett's Green
Colnbrook *
Cookham *
Cranbourne *
Crazies Hill and Cockpole Green *
Datchet
Dorney Reach *
Egham *
Eton *
Eton Wick *
Fifield
Holloway (Windsor and Maidenhead)
Holyport
Horton (Windsor and Maidenhead) *
Hurley (Windsor and Maidenhead) *
Hythe End *
Knowl Hill *
Littlewick Green
Maidenhead *
Marlow *
Oakley Green
Old Windsor and Wraysbury *
Paley Street
Runnymede *
Shurlock Row
Slough *
South Ascot *
Staines-upon-Thames *
Stud Green
Touchen-end
Waltham St Lawrence
Water Oakley
West End (Windsor and Maidenhead) *
Windlesham *
Windsor
Woodside *
Woolley Green

In the UK, a Built-up Area (BUA) is a continuous urban area of at least 20 hectares (0.2 km²), defined by the ONS as land where buildings are generally no more than 200 metres apart, such as towns, cities, or large villages. (Note: A BUA name marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the area is situated partly in the district of Windsor and Maidenhead.)