Place:Eton, Buckinghamshire, England

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NameEton
Alt namesAethoniasource: Orbis Latinus (1971) p 7
Aetoniasource: Orbis Latinus (1971) p 7
Etonasource: Orbis Latinus (1971) p 7
Ettonesource: Domesday Book (1985) p 42
TypeTown, Civil parish
Coordinates51.517°N 0.617°W
Located inBuckinghamshire, England     ( - 1974)
Also located inBerkshire, England     (1974 - )
See alsoWindsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, Englandborough into which Eton Urban District was merged 1974
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Eton is a town and civil parish in Berkshire, England, lying on the opposite bank of the River Thames to Windsor and connected to it by Windsor Bridge. The parish also includes the large village of Eton Wick, two miles west of the town, and has a population of 4,980. Eton was in Buckinghamshire until 1974, when it was transferred to Berkshire. Since 1998 it has been part of the unitary authority of Windsor and Maidenhead.

The town is best known as the location of Eton College, a famous public school.

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