Windsor

Great Lakes port in Ontario, southeast Canada, on the Detroit River, 386 km/240 mi west of Toronto; population (1991) 191,400, metropolitan area (1996) 291,700. It is connected to Detroit, Michigan, USA, across the river, by the Ambassador Bridge and Detroit–Canada Tunnel. Windsor is the centre of Canada's car industry, and a major producer of pharmaceuticals. Machinery, fabricated metals, clothing, paint, and bricks are also manufactured. Commercial and processing facilities are provided for the surrounding mixed farming region. Known as The Ferry around 1700, it was named after Windsor, England in 1836.

The city was incorporated in 1892, and became a manufacturing base for the subsidiaries of US car companies in the early 20th century. During prohibition in the 1920s it was the main route for rum-running to the USA.

The University of Windsor, established in 1963, incorporates Assumption College (1857) and other educational institutions. Other features include the Art Gallery of Windsor; Hiram Walker Historical Museum; Dieppe Gardens, on the riverfront; and an annual international festival held in conjunction with Detroit.

Windsor

Town in southern England, on the River Thames, 35 km/22 mi west of London; population (2001, with Eton) 33,300. Formerly in Berkshire, it joined with Maidenhead to become Windsor and Maidenhead unitary authority in April 1998. Industries include tourism, computer services, and financial services. It is the site of Windsor Castle, a royal residence, and a 17th-century guildhall designed by Christopher Wren. Nearby is the prestigious private school Eton College (founded in 1440).

The administrative headquarters of Windsor and Maidenhead unitary authority are in Maidenhead. The state apartments of Windsor Castle were badly damaged by fire in 1992. Legoland Windsor opened in 1996 on the site of the former Windsor Safari Park.

Features The church of St John the Baptist (rebuilt in 1822) includes fine examples of woodcarvings by the Dutch woodcarver Grinling Gibbons, and a Jubilee statue of Queen Victoria. The parish church of Clewer St Andrew is a fine example of Norman architecture.