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1 giorno fa · Heathrow Airport began in 1929 as a small airfield ( Great West Aerodrome) on land southeast of the hamlet of Heathrow from which the airport takes its name. At that time the land consisted of farms, market gardens and orchards; there was a "Heathrow Farm" approximately where the modern Terminal 2 is situated, a "Heathrow Hall" and a "Heathrow ...
2 giorni fa · Southcote, Berkshire. / 51.4419; -1.0114. Southcote ( / ˈsaʊθkət / ⓘ) is a suburb of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. Located to the south-west of Reading town centre, Southcote has a population of about 8,500 (as of 2011 ). The settlement lies primarily between the London-to-Bath road and the River Kennet .
9 mag 2024 · Windsor Castle, English royal residence that stands on a ridge at the northeastern edge of the district of Windsor and Maidenhead in the county of Berkshire, England. The castle occupies 13 acres (5 hectares) of ground above the south bank of the River Thames. Windsor Castle comprises two quadrilateral-shaped building complexes, or courts, that ...
4 giorni fa · Windsor, Berkshire Seven-year-old Christine Butcher vanished on 8 July 1951 when she went to see the boxer Sugar Ray Robinson, who was staying at the Star and Garter Hotel ahead of his fight on 10 July with Randy Turpin at Earl's Court, London. Butcher's body was found two days later in a meadow close to Windsor Castle.
13 mag 2024 · Berkshire, England. The eastern end of the geographic county is underlain largely by the river gravels and terraces of the Thames, and there are stretches of infertile, often forested land, including Windsor Forest. The western part of the county is crossed by chalk downs, or uplands, that reach a height of 975 feet (297 metres) in Inkpen Beacon.
4 giorni fa · George III. George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820. The Acts of Union 1800 unified Great Britain and Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, with George as its king. He was concurrently Duke and Prince-elector ...
3 giorni fa · Wikipedia has a page about Old Windsor Lock. Old Windsor Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England on the right bank beside Old Windsor, Berkshire. The lock marks the downstream end of the New Cut, a meander cutoff built in 1822 by the Thames Navigation Commissioners which created Ham Island.
