Windsor Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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![]() The Windsor Mall (The Water Wheel) | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33°36′49″S 150°48′42″E / 33.61361°S 150.81167°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 1915 (Greater Windsor is 17,000) (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1791 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2756[2] | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | City of Hawkesbury | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Hawkesbury | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
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Windsor is a historic town in 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.