Burnham is a large village and civil parish that lies north of the River Thames in Buckinghamshire, between the towns of Maidenhead and Slough, about 24 miles west of Charing Cross, London.

The village is served by Burnham railway station on the main line between London Paddington and Reading.

The Great West Road from London to Bath passed through the extensive parish of Burnham and as a result, in 1271, a Royal charter was granted to hold a market and an annual fair.

Since 1916, a contemplative order of Church of England Augustinian nuns has been based in the restored remains of the original abbey.

The selective Burnham Grammar School provides secondary education The village has a traditional High Street, with many buildings dating from the 18th and 19th century.

Burnham has a Local nature reserve on the eastern border of the village called Haymill Valley.

[8] Burnham Beeches National Nature Reserve, an area of 540 acres (220 ha) of protected ancient woodland, lies just north of the village.