Burnham, Buckinghamshire

Burnham
St Peter's parish church
Burnham is located in Buckinghamshire
Burnham
Burnham
Location within Buckinghamshire
Area19.84 km2 (7.66 sq mi)
Population11,630 (2011 census)[1]
• Density586/km2 (1,520/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSU9282
Civil parish
  • Burnham
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSlough
Postcode districtSL1, SL2
Dialling code01628
PoliceThames Valley
FireBuckinghamshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
List of places
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51°32′N 0°40′W / 51.54°N 0.66°W / 51.54; -0.66

Burnham is a large village and civil parish that lies north of the River Thames in Buckinghamshire, between the towns of Maidenhead and Slough, about 24 miles west of Charing Cross, London. It is probably best known for the nearby Burnham Beeches woodland.

The village is served by Burnham railway station on the main line between London Paddington and Reading. The M4 motorway passes through the south of the parish.

  1. ^ "Key Statistics: Dwellings; Quick Statistics: Population Density; Physical Environment: Land Use Survey 2005". Archived from the original on 11 February 2003. Retrieved 25 January 2015.