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Reading (/ ˈ r ɛ d ɪ ŋ / ⓘ RED-ing) [2] is a town and borough in Berkshire, England, and the county town of Berkshire. Most of its built-up area lies within the Borough of Reading , although some outer suburbs are parts of neighbouring local authority areas.
By 1525, Reading was the largest town in Berkshire, and tax returns show that Reading was the 10th largest town in England followed closely by Colchester and Leicester, based on taxable wealth. By 1611, Reading had a population of over 5000 and had grown rich on its trade in cloth, as instanced by the fortune made by local merchant John ...
15 December: Reading station is connected to the Elizabeth Line network under the name TfL Rail. 2019 –19 November: Olivia Graham is the first female consecrated Suffragan Bishop of Reading. 2020 23 March: Reading enters the national lockdown cycle caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
Berkshire Music Trust provides music making opportunities for young people in Berkshire and is based at Stoneham Court in Tilehurst, Reading. The trust supports hundreds of young musicians across the county, offering teacher-run groups such as regional and local choirs, orchestras and bands – many of which regularly perform at national and ...
Media in category "Reading, Berkshire" The following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. ForburyBandstand.JPG 2,048 × 1,536; ...
Berkshire divides into two topological [clarification needed] (and associated geological) sections: east and west of Reading. North-east Berkshire has the low calciferous (limestone) m-shaped bends of the Thames south of which is a broader, clayey, gravelly former watery plain or belt from Earley to Windsor and beyond, south, are parcels and ...
Reading Town Hall is the town hall of Reading, Berkshire, England. The town hall was built in several phases between 1786 and 1897, although the principal facade was designed by Alfred Waterhouse in 1875. Situated close to the site of Reading Abbey, it is adjoined to the north by the Hospitium of St John and to the south by St Laurence's Church ...
West Reading, Berkshire; Whitley Wood; Whitley, Reading This page was last edited on 21 March 2020, at 20:32 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...