Taplow

Also known as Taplow, Buckinghamshire

Taplow is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England. It sits on the left bank of the River Thames, facing Maidenhead in the neighbouring county of Berkshire, with Cippenham and Burnham to the east. It is the south-westernmost settlement in Buckinghamshire.

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Place details

Locality: Taplow
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 2,400
Timezone: Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Taplow
UK place.static_image_name: Taplow church - geograph.org.uk - 60104.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: The mock-medieval parish churchof St Nicholas, built in 1911.
UK place.static_image_2_name: Taplow village centre - geograph.org.uk - 59903.jpg
UK place.static_image_2_caption: Berry Hill, part of the developedtraditional core
UK place.area_total_km2: 11.22
UK place.population: 1,669
UK place.population_ref: (2011 census)
UK place.os_grid_reference: SU9182
UK place.civil_parish: Taplow
UK place.unitary_england: Buckinghamshire
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Buckinghamshire
UK place.region: South East England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Beaconsfield
UK place.post_town: MAIDENHEAD
UK place.postcode_district: SL6
UK place.postcode_area: SL

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Wikidata facts

Population: 1669
Area: 11.22
Image: Taplow village green, south side - geograph.org.uk - 3816665.jpg
Dialing code: 01628

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Commons category: Taplow
postal code: SL6
OS grid reference: SU9182

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The village features a Grade II listed mock-medieval church, the parish church of St Nicholas, as well as a school of the same name. Taplow railway station, on the Great Western Main Line and Elizabeth line, serves the village, with services to London Paddington, Heathrow, through Central London, Reading and Oxford. There are two conservation areas in the parish, the Taplow Village Conservation Area and the Taplow Riverside Conservation Area. Footpaths connect all parts of the parish to Maidenhead Bridge and to Burnham Beeches, a modest, hilly wood marking the start of the Chiltern Hills.