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Sunningdale
Sunningdale
	Sunningdale Golf Club, a prominent Berkshire golf club with two eighteen-hole golf courses.
	Sunningdale Location within Berkshire
Population	4,875 (2001); 5,347 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SU955675
Civil parish	Sunningdale;
Unitary authority	Windsor and Maidenhead;
Ceremonial county	Berkshire;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Ascot
Postcode district	SL5
Dialling code	01344
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Royal Berkshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Windsor;
	List of places UK England Berkshire 51°23′53″N 0°37′34″W / 51.398°N 0.626°W

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Sunningdale is a large village with a retail area and a civil parish in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. It takes up the extreme south-east corner of Berkshire, England. It has a railway station on the (London) Waterloo to Reading Line and is adjoined by green buffers including Sunningdale Golf Club and Wentworth Golf Club. Its northern peripheral estates adjoin Virginia Water Lake.

Location[edit]

Sunningdale adjoins Surrey, and lies across Sunninghill (from which it takes its name) from Ascot. It is south of Virginia Water Lake. It is centred 23.2 miles (37.3 km) west south-west of Charing Cross, London. The nearest major towns are spread 5.5 to 6.5 miles away: Bracknell, Camberley, Staines upon Thames and Woking. It is connected to two of these by the A30 old trunk road, via which Camberley benefits from a flyover over the main intersecting road (the A322) at Bagshot. Sunningdale has a railway station on the Waterloo to Reading line. The A30, here bypassed by the M3 motorway a few miles distant, has one level crossing which in the 19th century was built near to the middle of the settlement.

History[edit]

The present-day civil parish of Sunningdale came into existence in 1894 under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1894; the village had previously been part of Old Windsor.^[2] It was, until 1995, partly in Berkshire and partly in Surrey. The Surrey area of the village, known as Broomhall, was also split between the boroughs of Surrey Heath and Runnymede. This original arrangement caused problems and was resolved after much consultation locally between the two county councils, three borough councils and four parish councils. As a result, its former Surrey neighbourhoods merged with the rest in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, in the Royal County of Berkshire (which became a non-administrative county in 1995). The area is popular with professional golfers due to its adjoining green buffers including Sunningdale Golf Club and Wentworth Golf Club.^[2]

Mansions[edit]

Charters[edit]

Charters is a Grade II-listed art deco mansion, built in 1938 for the industrialist Frank Parkinson by the architects Adie, Button and Partners. It was built on the site of an earlier country house built in the late 1860s by William Terrick Hamilton. Parkinson's guests included Winston Churchill and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. In 1949, the house was bought by Sir Montague Burton. It later became a corporate headquarters and has since been redeveloped as an apartment complex and spa.

Coworth House[edit]

Now the Coworth Park Hotel, this is a late 18th-century country house which was the home of Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby, the early 20th-century Secretary of State for War and British Ambassador to France.

Sunningdale Park[edit]

The Sunningdale Agreement was signed at Sunningdale Park, at the Civil Service Staff College (now the National School of Government) on 9 December 1973, a precursor of the Northern Ireland peace process.^[3]

Notable residents[edit]

References[edit]

^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Sunningdale". Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
^ "On This Day 1973: Sunningdale Agreement signed". BBC.
^ "5 minutes with Le Mans winner Phil Hanson". www.berksandbuckslife.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
^ "Sir Cliff Richard's Berkshire property searched by police". Radio Sandwell News. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2022.

External links[edit]

Sunningdale Parish Council website

[1] "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 December 2016.

[Windsor-2] "Sunningdale". Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead. Retrieved 3 June 2018.

[3] "On This Day 1973: Sunningdale Agreement signed". BBC.

[4] "5 minutes with Le Mans winner Phil Hanson". www.berksandbuckslife.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2020.

[5] "Sir Cliff Richard's Berkshire property searched by police". Radio Sandwell News. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2022.

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+{{about|the village|the golf club|Sunningdale Golf Club|the school|Sunningdale School|the political agreement regarding Northern Ireland|Sunningdale Agreement}}
-{{lead too short|date=October 2016}}
-{{refimprove|date=January 2011}}
+{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
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+|static_image_name =  Sunningdale GC clubhouse as photographed during the 2008 Ricoh Women's British Open.jpg
-|static_image_caption =  [[Level crossing]] on the [[A30 (road)|A30]]
+|static_image_caption =  [[Sunningdale Golf Club]], a prominent [[Berkshire]] golf club with two eighteen-hole golf courses.
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+|population_ref=  ''(2001)''<br>  5,347  (2011 Census)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129295&c=Sunningdale&d=16&e=62&g=6398608&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1480587482861&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=1 December 2016|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=Office for National Statistics }}</ref>
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 }}
-'''Sunningdale''' is a large village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead]] in [[Berkshire]], England.
+'''Sunningdale''' is a large village with a retail area and a [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead]]. It takes up the extreme south-east corner of [[Berkshire]], [[England]].  It has a [[Sunningdale railway station|railway station]] on the ([[London]]) [[Waterloo to Reading Line]] and is adjoined by green [[buffer zones|buffers]] including [[Sunningdale Golf Club]] and [[Wentworth Golf Club]]. Its northern peripheral estates adjoin [[Virginia Water Lake]].
 ==Location==
-Sunningdale is located close to the present border with [[Surrey]], and is not far from [[Ascot, Berkshire|Ascot]], [[Sunninghill, Berkshire|Sunninghill]] and [[Virginia Water]]. It is situated 24 miles (38&nbsp;km) west of [[Central London]] and 7 miles (11&nbsp;km) northeast of [[Camberley]] on the [[A30 (road)|A30]] old [[trunk road]]. Sunningdale has a [[Sunningdale railway station|railway station]] on the [[Waterloo to Reading line]] which has the only [[level crossing]] on the entire length of the A30.
+Sunningdale adjoins [[Surrey]], and lies across [[Sunninghill, Berkshire|Sunninghill]] (from which it takes its name) from [[Ascot, Berkshire|Ascot]]. It is south of [[Virginia Water Lake]]. It is centred {{convert|23.2|mi}} west south-west of [[Charing Cross]], [[London]]. The nearest major towns are spread 5.5 to 6.5 miles away: [[Bracknell]], [[Camberley]], [[Staines upon Thames]] and [[Woking]].  It is connected to two of these by the [[A30 (road)|A30]] old [[trunk road]], via which Camberley benefits from a flyover over the main intersecting road (the A322) at [[Bagshot]]. Sunningdale has a [[Sunningdale railway station|railway station]] on the [[Waterloo to Reading line]]. The A30, here bypassed by the [[M3 motorway (Great Britain)|M3 motorway]] a few miles distant, has one [[level crossing]] which in the 19th century was built near to the middle of the settlement.
 ==History==
-The present-day civil parish of Sunningdale came into existence in 1894 under the provisions of the [[Local Government Act 1894]]; the village had previously been part of [[Old Windsor]].<ref name=Windsor>[http://www.windsor.gov.uk/maps/sunningdale.htm Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead: Sunningdale]</ref> It was, until 1995, partly in Berkshire and partly in Surrey. The Surrey area of the village, known as Broomhall, was also split between the boroughs of [[Surrey Heath]] and [[Runnymede (borough)|Runnymede]]. This original arrangement caused problems and was resolved only after much consultation locally between the two [[county council]]s, three [[non-metropolitan district|borough council]]s and four [[Civil parish|parish councils]]. As a result, Sunningdale is now situated entirely in the [[Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead]], in the Royal County of [[Berkshire]]. The area is popular with professional golfers due to the proximity of [[Sunningdale Golf Club]] and [[Wentworth Golf Club]].<ref name=Windsor />
+The present-day [[civil parish]] of Sunningdale came into existence in 1894 under the provisions of the [[Local Government Act 1894]]; the village had previously been part of [[Old Windsor]].<ref name=Windsor>{{cite web|url=https://www.windsor.gov.uk/maps/sunningdale.htm| title=Sunningdale| publisher=Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead| access-date=3 June 2018}}</ref> It was, until 1995, partly in [[Berkshire]] and partly in [[Surrey]]. The Surrey area of the village, known as Broomhall, was also split between the [[borough]]s of [[Surrey Heath]] and [[Runnymede (borough)|Runnymede]]. This original arrangement caused problems and was resolved after much consultation locally between the two [[county council]]s, three [[non-metropolitan district|borough council]]s and four [[parish]] councils. As a result, its former Surrey neighbourhoods merged with the rest in the [[Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead]], in the Royal County of Berkshire (which became a non-administrative county in 1995). The area is popular with professional golfers due to its adjoining green buffers including [[Sunningdale Golf Club]] and [[Wentworth Golf Club]].<ref name=Windsor />
 ==Mansions==
 ===Charters===
-Charters is a Grade-2 listed art deco mansion, built in 1938 for the industrialist [[Frank Parkinson]] by the architects [[Adie, Button and Partners]]. It was built on the site of an earlier house built in the late 1860s by William Terrick Hamilton. Parkinson’s guests included [[Winston Churchill]] and [[Wallis Simpson|the Duke and Duchess of Windsor]]. In 1949, the house was bought by Sir [[Montague Burton]]. It later became a corporate headquarters and has since been redeveloped as an apartment complex and spa.
+Charters is a Grade II-[[listed building|listed]] [[art deco]] [[mansion]], built in 1938 for the industrialist [[Frank Parkinson]] by the architects [[Adie, Button and Partners]]. It was built on the site of an earlier [[country house]] built in the late 1860s by William Terrick Hamilton. Parkinson's guests included [[Winston Churchill]] and [[Wallis Simpson|the Duke and Duchess of Windsor]]. In 1949, the house was bought by Sir [[Montague Burton]]. It later became a corporate headquarters and has since been redeveloped as an apartment complex and [[spa]].
 ===Coworth House===
 {{main|Coworth House}}
-Now the Coworth Park Hotel, this is a late 18th-century country house. It was the home of [[Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby]], the early 20th century [[Secretary of State for War]] and [[British Ambassador to France]].
+Now the Coworth Park [[Hotel]], this is a late 18th-century [[country house]] which was the home of [[Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby]], the early 20th-century [[Secretary of State for War]] and [[British Ambassador to France]].
 ===Sunningdale Park===
 {{main|Sunningdale Park}}
-The [[Sunningdale Agreement]] was signed at [[Sunningdale Park]], at the Civil Service Staff College (now the National School of Government) on 9 December 1973, a precursor of the [[Northern Ireland peace process]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/9/newsid_2536000/2536767.stm|title=On This Day 1973: Sunningdale Agreement signed|work=BBC}}</ref>
+The [[Sunningdale Agreement]] was signed at [[Sunningdale Park]], at the [[Civil Service]] Staff College (now the [[National School of Government]]) on 9 December 1973, a precursor of the [[Northern Ireland peace process]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/9/newsid_2536000/2536767.stm|title=On This Day 1973: Sunningdale Agreement signed|publisher=BBC}}</ref>
-==Notable people==
+==Notable residents==
+{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
-* [[Joseph Dalton Hooker]] lived and died in Sunningdale.
+* [[Richard Beckinsale]]
+*[[Brian Blessed]]
 * [[Agatha Christie]]
 * [[Darren Clarke]]
+* [[Junior Campbell]]
+*[[Diana Dors]]
+*[[Emma Forbes]]
+*[[Anna Friel]]
+* [[Philip Hanson (racing driver)|Philip Hanson]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.berksandbuckslife.co.uk/people/five-minutes-with-le-mans-winner-phil-hanson-1-6847624|title=5 minutes with Le Mans winner Phil Hanson|website=www.berksandbuckslife.co.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-09-26}}</ref>
+*[[Chesney Hawkes]]
+* [[Joseph Dalton Hooker]]
+*[[Gary Lineker]]
 * [[Paul McGinley]]
+*[[Nanette Newman]]
-* 20th century famous residents have included [[Richard Beckinsale]], [[Cliff Richard]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28790718 |title=Sir Cliff Richard's Berkshire property searched by police |date=14 August 2014 |work=BBC News}}</ref> former footballer [[Gary Lineker]], Music Business Executive [[Marcus Österdahl]], British pop group [[Five Star]] who resided at the [[Stone Court]] estate, London Road, between 1987 and 1990, [[Chesney Hawkes]], [[Brian Blessed]], [[Diana Dors]], [[Nanette Newman]] and her daughter [[Emma Forbes]] and [[Billy Ocean]].
+*[[Billy Ocean]]{{Citation needed|date=June 2018}}
+*[[Marcus Österdahl]]
+*[[Cliff Richard]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.radiosandwell.co.uk/news/sir-cliff-richards-berkshire-property-searched-by-police |title=Sir Cliff Richard's Berkshire property searched by police |date=14 August 2014 |access-date = 30 July 2022|work=Radio Sandwell News}}</ref>
+*[[Five Star]]
+*[[David Thewlis]]
+{{div col end}}
 ==References==
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 == External links ==
-* [http://www.sunningdale-pc.org.uk/ Sunningdale Parish Council Web Site]
+* [http://www.sunningdale-pc.org.uk/ Sunningdale Parish Council website]
 {{Commons category|Sunningdale}}
 {{Windsor and Maidenhead}}
+{{authority control}}
 [[Category:Villages in Berkshire]]
-[[Category:Windsor and Maidenhead]]
+[[Category:Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead]]
 [[Category:Civil parishes in Berkshire]]

v t e Settlements in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Towns	Eton Maidenhead Windsor
Civil parishes	Bisham Bray Cookham Cox Green Datchet Horton Hurley Old Windsor Shottesbrooke Sunningdale Sunninghill and Ascot Waltham St Lawrence White Waltham Wraysbury
Other villages and hamlets	Ascot Braywick Burchetts Green Cheapside Clewer Cookham Dean Dedworth Eton Wick Fifield Holyport Knowl Hill Littlewick Green Paley Street Pinkneys Green Shurlock Row Sunninghill Touchen End Warren Row