Windsor

Windsor combines a formal colonial town centre with the working rhythms of a river floodplain, reflecting its position on the Hawkesbury River in New South Wales. Governor Lachlan Macquarie founded it in 1810 as one of the five Macquarie Towns, and its street plan still gives the centre a measured, early-settlement character. Thompson Square, beside the river, is regarded as Australia’s oldest public square and is bordered by significant colonial-era buildings. St Matthew’s Anglican Church, designed by convict architect Francis Greenway, adds a distinguished Georgian landmark. The fertile Hawkesbury Valley long supported farming, while repeated floods have remained central to Windsor’s story. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how Windsor and the Hawkesbury Valley relate to their surroundings.

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