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Summary of Reading Local

Reading, town and unitary authority, geographic and historic county of Berkshire, southern England, 38 miles (61 km) west of London. It is an important junction of railways running west from London and south from the Midlands, and the Kennet and Avon Canal (to Bath and Bristol) and the River Thames afford it connections by water. It lies on the River Kennet where it joins the Thames.

Reading is a large town on the Thames and Kennet rivers in southern England. It’s known for the annual Reading Festival, an outdoor rock music event. Shops and riverside restaurants dot the town centre. The Reading Museum contains exhibits on the town’s history and displays a Victorian replica of the Bayeux Tapestry. The ruins of the 12th-century Reading Abbey lie beside Forbury Gardens, a Victorian formal garden. ― Google

Area: 40.4 km²
Elevation: 61 m
Area code: 0118

Points of Interest & Landmarks in Reading

  1. Basildon Park
  2. Silchester Roman City Walls and Amphitheatre
  3. Reading Station
  4. Reading Abbey Ruins
  5. Lockey Farm
  6. Madejski Stadium
  7. The Herb Farm
  8. Pincents Hill
  9. Balmore Walk
  10. Christchurch Meadows