Taplow | |
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![]() The mock-medieval parish church of St Nicolas, built in 1911. | |
![]() Berry Hill, part of the developed traditional core | |
Location within Buckinghamshire | |
Area | 11.22 km2 (4.33 sq mi) |
Population | 1,669 (2011 census)[1] |
• Density | 149/km2 (390/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | SU9182 |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MAIDENHEAD |
Postcode district | SL6 |
Dialling code | 01628 |
Police | Thames Valley |
Fire | Buckinghamshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
Taplow is a village and civil parish in the Unitary Authority of 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.
The village features a Grade II listed mock-medieval church, the parish church of St Nicholas,[2] 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[3] and the Taplow Riverside Conservation Area.[4] 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.