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'''Windsor''' is an ] town in the state of ], situated on the ], and located in the north-western outskirts of the present-day ] ] Area.


'''Windsor''' is a historic town north-west of ], ], ]. It is the council seat of the ] ]. The town sits on the ], enveloped by farmland and ]. Many of the oldest surviving European buildings in ] are located at Windsor. It is {{cvt|56|km}} north-west of the ] CBD, on the fringes of ].
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Windsor is the third-oldest place of British settlement on the Australian continent. Settlement at the location was first established about 1791, near the head of navigation on the Hawkesbury River (known as ''Deerubbin'' in ]) and taking advantage of the fertile river flats for agriculture. The area was originally called Green Hills, but renamed Windsor (after ] in ]). The town was officially proclaimed in a Government and General Order issued from ], dated ], ], Governor ] having "marked out the district of Green Hills", which he "... called Windsor", after Windsor-on-the-Thames. Whilst in Windsor, Macquarie ordered the main institutions of organised settlement to be erected, such as a church, a school-house, a gaol and a "commodious inn". Of these new buildings, the most imposing was ]'s Saint Matthew's Anglican Church, of which Macquarie himself chose the site. In 1813 a report was given to Governor Macquarie from Earl Bathurst detailing a proposed invasion of the Hawkesbury River by France. This planned invasion that did not eventuate, targeted the Windsor grainary in order to cut off supply to Sydney, showing the relative importance of this new settlement on a global scale.


== Demographics ==
Windsor is about 60 kilometres north-west of ], and the location was chosen because of the agricultural potential of the area, and because the location was accessible by coastal shipping from Sydney. It was known as the "bread basket", ensuring the survival of the starving colony. The extensive agriculture caused major silting in the Hawkesbury River, by the 1890's the river had become so blocked with silt, ships could not travel up to Windsor from the coast. By then the railway, in 1864, and the road, in 1814, had been built.
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At the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Windsor had a reported population of 1,915 people, with a median age of 41. The most common ancestries in Windsor were ] (38.4%), ] (37.7%), ] (12.7%), ] (10.7%), and ] (6.3%). Most people from Windsor were born in ] (77.2%), followed by ] (2.9%) and ] (2.2%).<ref name=abs2021pop />


The most common religious group in Windsor was ] (55.5%), including 19.1% ] and 19.1% ]. The second largest group was ] (34.7%).<ref name=abs2021pop />
On January 1st, 1803 ] was born in Windsor. He went on to become Mayor of Sydney in ].


The most common occupations in Windsor included Professionals (17.4%), Technicians and Trades Workers (15.9%), Clerical and Administrative Workers (13.4%), Managers (12.9%), and Labourers (10.6%). The median weekly household income was {{Currency|amount=1679|code=AUD}}.<ref name=abs2021pop />
Many of the oldest surviving European buildings in ] are located at Windsor.


==Geography== == Geography ==
The Greater Windsor area includes South Windsor, Bligh Park, Windsor Downs, McGraths Hill and Mulgrave suburbs.


Floods are a major concern in Windsor. Its proximity to the Hawkesbury River has resulted in numerous disastrous floods. A horseshoe on the outside wall of the Macquarie Arms pub marks the level the flood peaked at in 1867, when beaches along the Hawkesbury to Barrenjoey were littered with the debris from the town. Windsor's proximity to the ] has resulted in numerous disastrous floods. A horseshoe on the outside wall of the ] pub marks the level the flood peaked at in 1867. During the 1867 flood, beaches along the ] to ] were littered with the debris from the town.


==Transportation== == History ==
The Windsor area was originally inhabited by the ] (also ]) nation of ]


Windsor is the fourth oldest place of ] on the ]. Settlement at the location was first established circa 1791, near the head of navigation on the ] (known as ''Deerubbin'' in ]). European settlers utilised the fertile river flats for agriculture. The area was originally called Green Hills, but renamed Windsor (after ] in England). The town was officially proclaimed in a Government and General Order issued from ], dated 15 December 1810. ] "marked out the district of Green Hills", which he "... called Windsor", after Windsor-on-the-Thames.
The spread of the suburbs of metropolitan Sydney has almost reached Windsor, and the town is now regarded as an outer suburb, though still retaining its appeal as a small country town. The Richmond branch of the ] of the ] network passes through the ].

While in Windsor, ] ordered the main institutions of organised settlement to be erected, including a church, school-house, gaol and "commodious inn" (]). Of these new buildings, the most outstanding was ]'s ]. ] himself chose the site for the church. ], principal chaplain of the ], consecrated the church on 8 December 1822.<ref>{{cite book |last=Baker |first=Helen |title=Historic Buildings. Windsor and Richmond |year=1967 |edition=1st |publisher=The State Planning Authority of New South Wales}}</ref>

Windsor was chosen during settlement because of its agricultural potential and accessible location. In 1813 a report was given to ] from ] detailing a proposed invasion of the ] by ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hawkesburyhistory.org.au/stubbs/french.html |title=Reports of a possible French invasion off the Hawksbury |work=Hawkesbury Historical Society |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319110504/http://www.hawkesburyhistory.org.au/stubbs/french.html |archive-date=19 March 2012 |access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref> This planned invasion that did not eventuate targeted the Windsor ] in order to cut off supply to ], demonstrating the relative importance of this new settlement on a global scale. Windsor is {{cvt|56|km|mi}} north-west of Sydney, and easily accessible by coastal shipping from Sydney along the ]. It was known as the "bread basket", ensuring the survival of the starving colony. The extensive agriculture caused major silting in the ]; by the 1890s the ] had become so blocked with silt, ships could not travel up to Windsor from the coast. By then, a railway (in 1864) and road (in 1814) had been built to compensate.

On 1 January 1803, ] was born in Windsor. He went on to become ] in 1853.
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== Attractions and Heritage listings ==
Major attractions of Windsor are The Windsor Mall (Water Wheel), Windsor Mall Sunday Market, Hawkesbury Regional Museum, Howe Park, Windsor Beach, Macquarie Park, Governor Philip Park, Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, St Matthew's Anglican Church, Windsor Bridge and Hawkesbury Paddlewheeler.

Windsor has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:{{col-begin|width=100}}{{col-2}}
*Blacktown–Richmond railway: ]<ref name=nswshr-1287>{{cite NSW SHR|5012289|Windsor Railway Station Group and Former Goods Yard |hr=01287 |access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
*32–34 Bridge Street: ]<ref name=nswshr-1018>{{cite NSW SHR|5045305|Stables at rear of Police Station |hr=01018 |fn=H00/00361; H99/00450 |access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
*Claremont Crescent: ]<ref name=nswshr-738>{{cite NSW SHR|5000841|Claremont Cottage |hr=00738 |fn=S91/00080/5 |access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
*Court and Pitt Streets: ]<ref name=nswshr-804>{{cite NSW SHR|5045175|Windsor Court House |hr=00804 |fn=EF14/4735; H99/211/1 |access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
*29 Fitzgerald Street: ]<ref name=nswshr-735-3>{{cite NSW SHR|5045023|Mackenzie House |hr=00735 |fn=S90/03365 & HC 890475 |access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
*41 George Street: ]<ref name=nswshr-1843>{{cite NSW SHR|5061086|Government Cottage Archaeological Site |hr=01843 |fn=10/01253 HC 2325 |access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
*126 George Street: ]<ref name=nswshr-3>{{cite NSW SHR|5045756|Loder House |hr=00003 |fn=EF14/4706; S91/6858; H99/55 |access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
*226 George Street: ]<ref name=nswshr-667>{{cite NSW SHR|5045214|Simmons Hardware Store |hr=00667 |fn=EF14/4724; S90/1393; HC87 1906 |access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
*350 George Street: ]<ref name=nswshr-202>{{cite NSW SHR|5045392|Rev. Peter Turner Cottage and Well |hr=00202 |fn=S90/05972 |access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
*361 George Street: ]<ref name=nswshr-1851>{{cite NSW SHR|5053906|McQuade Park |hr=01851 |fn=EF14/4711;10/17346 HCPlan 2370 |access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
*23–27 Johnston Street: ]<ref name=nswshr-75>{{cite NSW SHR|5045525|Terrace Building |hr=00075 |fn=S90/06158 & HC 32107 |access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
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*Macquarie Street: ]<ref name=nswshr-735-4>{{cite NSW SHR|5045614|Uniting Church and Hall |hr=00735 |fn=S90/03365 & HC 890475 |access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
*49 Macquarie Street: ]<ref name=nswshr-735-2>{{cite NSW SHR|5045178|Methodist Parsonage (former) |hr=00735 |fn=S90/03365, HC 890475 |access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
*Moses Street: ]<ref name=nswshr-15>{{cite NSW SHR|5045677|St. Matthew's Anglican Church, Rectory, Stables & Cemetery |hr=00015 |fn=14/4726; S90/2647, 09/1468 |access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
*25, 28, 29, 31–33, 35 North Street: ]<ref name=nswshr-150>{{cite NSW SHR|5045174|House |hr=00150 |fn=S90/05765 & HC 32530 |access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref><ref name=nswshr-108>{{cite NSW SHR|5045190|House |hr=00108 |fn=EF14/4701; S90/5766; HC 32531 |access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref><ref name=nswshr-107>{{cite NSW SHR|5045198|Cottage |hr=00107 |fn=S90/05767 & HC 32532 |access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref><ref name=nswshr-142>{{cite NSW SHR|5045182|House |hr=00142 |fn=S90/05930 & HC 32377 |access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref><ref name=nswshr-109>{{cite NSW SHR|5045201|House |hr=00109 |fn=S90/05768 & HC 32533 |access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
*37–39 North Street: ]<ref name=nswshr-110>{{cite NSW SHR|5045187|Houses |hr=00110 |fn=S90/05769 & HC 32534 |access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
*Palmer Street: ]<ref name=nswshr-28>{{cite NSW SHR|5045697|Peninsula House, Tebbutt's Observatory |hr=00028 |fn=EF14/4715; S90/6128;HC 32162 |access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
*Thompson Square: ]<ref name=nswshr-41>{{cite NSW SHR|5045146|Macquarie Arms Hotel |hr=00041 |fn=S90/06175 & HC 32090 |access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
*Thompson Square: ]<ref name=nswshr-126>{{cite NSW SHR|5045195|Thompson Square Conservation Area |hr=00126 |fn=EF14/4730; S90/7461; HC30043 |access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
*5 Thompson Square: ]<ref name=nswshr-5>{{cite NSW SHR|5045184|House & Outbuildings |hr=00005 |fn=S90/06110 & HC 32180 |access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
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== Media ==
The studios of local ] station, ], are located in Windsor.

], which is {{cvt|9.3|km|mi}} north west of Windsor, was a filming location for the ] television series ''].'' It was the set of the fictional town of Wandin Valley. The opening credits featured the former ] at 37-39 North Street as the doctor's clinic. Windsor High School at ] was also used as the fictional Burrigan High School in the series

== Transport ==
] of ] has almost reached Windsor. The town is now regarded as an outer suburb which has retained its appeal as a small country town. Growth in the ] has created an increased need for public transport and roads. Most people from Windsor traveled to work by car in 2016 (68.9%).<ref name=abs2016pop>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC14325|name=Windsor (State Suburb) |access-date=14 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref> Only 9.0% of people used public transport.<ref name=abs2016pop />

] opened 1 December 1864.<ref name="Station_Names">{{cite book |others=Public Transport Commission of New South Wales. Administrative Branch (Archives Section) |title=Station Names. Date of opening, closing and/or change of name |orig-year=1965 |edition=3rd |date=February 1979 |page=37}}</ref> It is on the ] branch.

Located in the town centre is the ] which was constructed in 1874. It is the oldest existing crossing of the ].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-04/nsw-premier27s-office-accused-of-political-interference-in-win/5133396 |title=NSW Premier's office accused of political interference in Windsor Bridge approval |author=Liz Foschia |access-date=15 January 2015 |date=4 December 2013 |work=] |location=Australia |archive-date=31 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031153710/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-04/nsw-premier27s-office-accused-of-political-interference-in-win/5133396 |url-status=live }}</ref> There was a proposal in 2013 by the ] to demolish the existing bridge and replace it with a safer bridge. It was suggested by the political activist group that a bypass is a better option to preserve history, ensure safety, and better manage the congestion of ].<ref>{{cite web |last1=CAWB |title=An Alternative – CAWB |url=http://www.cawb.com.au/an-alternative.html |website=Community Action for Windsor Bridge |access-date=6 December 2016 |archive-date=20 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220101344/http://www.cawb.com.au/an-alternative.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Nevertheless, the new bridge was constructed despite the protests. On 18 May 2020 the replacement bridge was opened to traffic within Windsor, NSW.<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045000/https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/projects/windsor-bridge-replacement/index.html |date=18 April 2020 }} Transport for NSW</ref>

The new bridge has a centreline height of 17.8 metres Australian Height Datum (AHD) (ie significantly higher than the typical water level – peak flood levels at Windsor bridge are 11.1 metres AHD and 17.2 metres AHD for the five year and 100 year ARI events respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://roads-waterways.transport.nsw.gov.au/projects/01documents/windsor-bridge-replacement/windsor-bridge-EIS-chapter-7-7.pdf |title=Windsor Bridge EIS - Chapter 7.7 - Hydrology |date=November 2012 |website=Roads-waterwasys.transport.nsw.gov.au |access-date=1 February 2022 |archive-date=8 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308151628/https://roads-waterways.transport.nsw.gov.au/projects/01documents/windsor-bridge-replacement/windsor-bridge-EIS-chapter-7-7.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>).
In 2021 the bridge was closed due to flooding in March 2021,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/7NEWSsydney/videos/476520666875799/ |title=The New Windsor Bridge has re-opened after flooding forced its closure |access-date=1 February 2022 |website=Facebook.com |archive-date=1 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201145318/https://www.facebook.com/7NEWSsydney/videos/476520666875799/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and further work on the new bridge was completed<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://roads-waterways.transport.nsw.gov.au/projects/windsor-bridge-replacement/index.html |title=Windsor Bridge replacement |website=Roads-waterways.transport.nsw.gov.au |date=30 January 2023 |access-date=24 November 2021 |archive-date=24 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124043921/https://roads-waterways.transport.nsw.gov.au/projects/windsor-bridge-replacement/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Windsor is also connected to ] via the {{convert|31|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} ], with much of its route via the ].<ref name="googlemapswindsor">{{cite map |url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/dir/-33.87051,+151.1415/-33.8591287,151.162517/@-33.8771603,151.1121167,14.16z/data=!4m7!4m6!1m3!2m2!1d151.1415!2d-33.87051!1m0!3e1 |title=83 Macquarie St, Parramatta NSW 2150 to 98 Macquarie St, Windsor NSW 2756 |publisher=] |access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref>

== Commercial area ==
The Windsor Mall Sunday Market are held weekly on Sunday between 9.00am to 3.00pm. The markets contain stalls selling jewellery, books, arts and crafts, paintings, fashion items, fresh locally grown produce, locally produced jams and many food and drink stands.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Windsor0001.jpg|Historic Home in Windsor
File:Windsor0003.jpg|St Matthew's Anglican Church, designed by ]
File:Windsor0004.jpg|Interior of St Matthew's Church
File:Windsor0002.jpg|Hawkesbury River at Windsor
File:14 - Sydney Road Windsor (6433405125).jpg|Poster Contest (])
</gallery>

== Bibliography ==

* Bowd, D. G.  ''Macquarie Country: A History of the Hawkesbury.'' Library of Australian History, 1994.
* CAWB. ‘Windsor Bridge.’ <nowiki>http://www.cawb.com.au/the-place.html</nowiki>
* Fitzpatrick, J.C.L. ''When We Were Boys Together'': ''reminiscences of the Hawkesbury district.'' C. McHardy, c2004.
* Jack, Ian, and Jan Barkley-Jack. ''St Matthews Windsor - An Anglican Landmark celebrating 200 years.'' Rosenberg Publishing, 2016.
* Proudfoot, Helen''. The Hawkesbury: A Thematic History.'' Hawkesbury City Council, 2017. <nowiki>https://www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/119911/The-Hawkesbury-A-Thematic-History-2017-February.pdf</nowiki>
* Smith, Heather. ''Leaving The Barracks - Windsor Police Station, 1862 – 2010.'' H. Smith, 2011.
* Steele, James.  ''Early Days of Windsor.'' <nowiki>https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks13/1302241h.html</nowiki>


== See also == == See also ==
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== References ==
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== External links == == External links ==
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Town in New South Wales, Australia
Windsor
Sydney, New South Wales
The Windsor Mall (The Water Wheel)
Windsor is located in SydneyWindsorWindsor
Coordinates33°36′49″S 150°48′42″E / 33.61361°S 150.81167°E / -33.61361; 150.81167
Population1,915 (Greater Windsor is 17,000) (2021 census)
Established1791
Postcode(s)2756
Elevation21 m (69 ft)
Location
LGA(s)City of Hawkesbury
State electorate(s)Hawkesbury
Federal division(s)Macquarie
Localities around Windsor:
Cornwallis Cornwallis and Freemans Reach Pitt Town and Wilberforce
Clarendon Windsor Pitt Town Bottoms
South Windsor Mulgrave McGraths Hill

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 surviving European buildings in Australia are located at Windsor. It is 56 km (35 mi) north-west of the Sydney CBD, on the fringes of urban sprawl.

Demographics

The Sanctum at Sunny Brae
St Matthew's church

At the 2021 census, Windsor had a reported population of 1,915 people, with a median age of 41. The most common ancestries in Windsor were English (38.4%), Australian (37.7%), Irish (12.7%), Scottish (10.7%), and Australian Aboriginal (6.3%). Most people from Windsor were born in Australia (77.2%), followed by England (2.9%) and India (2.2%).

The most common religious group in Windsor was Christianity (55.5%), including 19.1% Catholic and 19.1% Anglican. The second largest group was No Religion (34.7%).

The most common occupations in Windsor included Professionals (17.4%), Technicians and Trades Workers (15.9%), Clerical and Administrative Workers (13.4%), Managers (12.9%), and Labourers (10.6%). The median weekly household income was A$1,679.

Geography

The Greater Windsor area includes South Windsor, Bligh Park, Windsor Downs, McGraths Hill and Mulgrave suburbs.

Windsor's proximity to the Hawkesbury River has resulted in numerous disastrous floods. A horseshoe on the outside wall of the Macquarie Arms pub marks the level the flood peaked at in 1867. During the 1867 flood, beaches along the Hawkesbury River to Barrenjoey were littered with the debris from the town.

History

The Windsor area was originally inhabited by the Dharuk (also Darug) nation of indigenous aboriginal peoples.

Windsor is the fourth oldest place of British settlement on the Australian continent. Settlement at the location was first established circa 1791, near the head of navigation on the Hawkesbury River (known as Deerubbin in Dharuk). European settlers utilised the fertile river flats for agriculture. The area was originally called Green Hills, but renamed Windsor (after Windsor in England). The town was officially proclaimed in a Government and General Order issued from Government House, Sydney, dated 15 December 1810. Governor Lachlan Macquarie "marked out the district of Green Hills", which he "... called Windsor", after Windsor-on-the-Thames.

While in Windsor, Governor Macquarie ordered the main institutions of organised settlement to be erected, including a church, school-house, gaol and "commodious inn" (Macquarie Arms Hotel). Of these new buildings, the most outstanding was Francis Greenway's St Matthew's Anglican Church. Governor Macquarie himself chose the site for the church. Samuel Marsden, principal chaplain of the colony, consecrated the church on 8 December 1822.

Windsor was chosen during settlement because of its agricultural potential and accessible location. In 1813 a report was given to Governor Macquarie from Earl Bathurst detailing a proposed invasion of the Hawkesbury River by France. This planned invasion that did not eventuate targeted the Windsor granary in order to cut off supply to Sydney, demonstrating the relative importance of this new settlement on a global scale. Windsor is 56 km (35 mi) north-west of Sydney, and easily accessible by coastal shipping from Sydney along the Hawkesbury River. It was known as the "bread basket", ensuring the survival of the starving colony. The extensive agriculture caused major silting in the Hawkesbury River; by the 1890s the Hawkesbury River had become so blocked with silt, ships could not travel up to Windsor from the coast. By then, a railway (in 1864) and road (in 1814) had been built to compensate.

On 1 January 1803, Daniel Egan was born in Windsor. He went on to become Mayor of Sydney in 1853.

George Street Windsor
An agricultural area in Windsor
Windsor Post Office

Attractions and Heritage listings

Major attractions of Windsor are The Windsor Mall (Water Wheel), Windsor Mall Sunday Market, Hawkesbury Regional Museum, Howe Park, Windsor Beach, Macquarie Park, Governor Philip Park, Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, St Matthew's Anglican Church, Windsor Bridge and Hawkesbury Paddlewheeler.

Windsor has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Media

The studios of local community radio station, Hawkesbury Radio, are located in Windsor.

Pitt Town, which is 9.3 km (5.8 mi) north west of Windsor, was a filming location for the Channel 7 television series A Country Practice. It was the set of the fictional town of Wandin Valley. The opening credits featured the former Court House Hotel, Windsor at 37-39 North Street as the doctor's clinic. Windsor High School at Mulgrave was also used as the fictional Burrigan High School in the series

Transport

Urban sprawl of metropolitan Sydney has almost reached Windsor. The town is now regarded as an outer suburb which has retained its appeal as a small country town. Growth in the Hawkesbury area has created an increased need for public transport and roads. Most people from Windsor traveled to work by car in 2016 (68.9%). Only 9.0% of people used public transport.

Windsor railway station opened 1 December 1864. It is on the Richmond branch.

Located in the town centre is the Windsor Bridge which was constructed in 1874. It is the oldest existing crossing of the Hawkesbury River. There was a proposal in 2013 by the Government of New South Wales to demolish the existing bridge and replace it with a safer bridge. It was suggested by the political activist group Community Action for Windsor Bridge (CAWB) that a bypass is a better option to preserve history, ensure safety, and better manage the congestion of Windsor Road. Nevertheless, the new bridge was constructed despite the protests. On 18 May 2020 the replacement bridge was opened to traffic within Windsor, NSW.

The new bridge has a centreline height of 17.8 metres Australian Height Datum (AHD) (ie significantly higher than the typical water level – peak flood levels at Windsor bridge are 11.1 metres AHD and 17.2 metres AHD for the five year and 100 year ARI events respectively.). In 2021 the bridge was closed due to flooding in March 2021, and further work on the new bridge was completed

Windsor is also connected to Parramatta via the 31-kilometre-long (19 mi) Windsor Road cycleway, with much of its route via the North-West T-way.

Commercial area

The Windsor Mall Sunday Market are held weekly on Sunday between 9.00am to 3.00pm. The markets contain stalls selling jewellery, books, arts and crafts, paintings, fashion items, fresh locally grown produce, locally produced jams and many food and drink stands.

Gallery

Bibliography

  • Bowd, D. G.  Macquarie Country: A History of the Hawkesbury. Library of Australian History, 1994.
  • CAWB. ‘Windsor Bridge.’ http://www.cawb.com.au/the-place.html
  • Fitzpatrick, J.C.L. When We Were Boys Together: reminiscences of the Hawkesbury district. C. McHardy, c2004.
  • Jack, Ian, and Jan Barkley-Jack. St Matthews Windsor - An Anglican Landmark celebrating 200 years. Rosenberg Publishing, 2016.
  • Proudfoot, Helen. The Hawkesbury: A Thematic History. Hawkesbury City Council, 2017. https://www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/119911/The-Hawkesbury-A-Thematic-History-2017-February.pdf
  • Smith, Heather. Leaving The Barracks - Windsor Police Station, 1862 – 2010. H. Smith, 2011.
  • Steele, James.  Early Days of Windsor. https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks13/1302241h.html

See also

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Windsor (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
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