Talk:Windsor, Berkshire

message: A reference recently added says that it was called New Windsor until the 19th century. My recollection is that it was officially the "Royal Borough of New Windsor" until 1974. Bluewave 14:20, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Quite so.  194.66.226.95 11:13, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: New Windsor

message: Does it really mean 'winch by the riverside'? To me it sounds like folk etymology. The same root can be found in the names of ancient towns such as: Vindolana, Vindocladia, Vindomagus, Vindomara, Vindomis, Vindoballa, but also outside of ancient Britain - in the Alps: Vindonissa, Vindelicia, Vindobona... The name comes from the ethnonym Veneti, who were living among other places in Brittany, but also across the Channel in Gwynedd (Latin: Venedotia / Vendotia). Also, there seem to be two other Windsors in the UK, meaning we have then two aditional 'winches by the riversides'. 219.23.88.182 12:00, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: One might expect there to be numerous such places before the advent of motorised ferries or bridge technology. As stated in the article, the root for this is Old English for a windlass, not of Latin origin as you mention above.  and  support the name origin; I've added both references to the article. Bazza 14:38, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  winch by the riverside? 

message: The article states that:
:It [Peascod Street] predates the castle by many years, certainly it formed part of the tenth century parish structure in east Berkshire.
Is there evidence that it is this old? The Ray South history (referenced in the article) mentions a reference from 1308 (in which it is called "Pescroftstrete"). In medieval times (and later), the street followed the boundary between Clewer parish and St John's, New Windsor. However, the New Windsor parish was presumably a Norman invention, so is there evidence for the 10th century assertion? Also, the street aligns exactly with the Norman motte (ie the present Round Tower). Doesn't this again suggest that the motte came first and the street led towards it? Bluewave (talk) 14:09, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Antiquity of Peascod Street

message: Three "notable" residents have been posted with dubious credibility:
Juggler - no supporting information,
Swedish Entrepenur - no supporting information,
Steven Glover - self published one book, does this qualify as "notable" ?
Suggest that the three above are removed. Going once....  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.1.75.115 (talk) 13:23, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Seconded. Bluewave (talk) 13:56, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

text: But you might want to sign your posts. Otherwise people might think you don't know what you're doing. Bluewave (talk) 11:52, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

text: Good call - I'll do that in future. Noswal2007
Deleting two new spurious additions to this section. Noswal2007
Deleting two new spurious additions to this section. July 2011, Noswal2007   — Preceding unsigned comment added by Noswal (talk • contribs) 17:14, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

text: I would guess that if you supply a reference that shows she has left, then the edit won't be reverted.  Ronhjones  (Talk) 23:34, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The residence list is experiencing spurious growth again, including "from Winkfield, near to Windsor". The article is about Windsor, and so I would expect residency of that place, and not somewhere nearby, to be a requirement for inclusion in the list. I've removed any not meeting this requirement. Bazza (talk) 13:16, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Notable Residents

message: Oppose. The school is plainly notable, so it merits an article of its own. In any event, the last thing the Windsor, Berkshire, article needs is a long section on the history and present-day operation of a 600-year-old school, plus a list of those who attended it. Moonraker (talk) 13:02, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Proposed merger of [[St George's School, Windsor Castle]] to this article

message: The Medieval period section starting "Windsor Castle is noted in the Domesday Book under the entry for Clewer," has no references and is incorrect, there is no mention in 1066 or 1086, Please see: Clewer on OpenDoomsday & Windsor (old)  Unless there is an objection or evidence to the contrary, I will remove that paragraph.
Sciencefish (talk) 23:19, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Windsor Castle in the Doomsday Book 

message: Population needs to be listed.Dogru144 (talk)
:It is, at the top of the article. Bazza (talk) 09:36, 27 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Population