Sunningdale

Sunningdale is a large village and civil parish in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England.LocationSunningdale is located close to the present border with Surrey, and is not far from Ascot, Sunninghill and Virginia Water. It is situated 24 miles (38 km) west of Central London and 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Camberley on the A30 old trunk road. Sunningdale has a railway station on the Waterloo to Reading line of which its level crossing is the only one found on the entire length of the A30.HistoryThe present-day civil parish of Sunningdale came into existence in 1894 under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1894; the village had previously been part of Old Windsor. It was, until 1995, partly in Berkshire and partly in Surrey. The Surrey area of the village, known as Broomhall, was also split between the boroughs of Surrey Heath and Runnymede. This original arrangement caused problems and was resolved only after much consultation locally between the two county councils, three borough councils and four parish councils. As a result, Sunningdale is now situated entirely in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, in the Royal County of Berkshire. The area is popular with professional golfers due to the proximity of Sunningdale Golf Club and Wentworth Golf Club.