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Mar 7, 2022 · NEW online maps, dating back to the 1850s, have been published this month that provide a glimpse of Reading’s hidden history. Residents and lovers of history can use the maps to zoom in on...
Jan 15, 2022 · News. Berkshire History. Reading then and now: Google Maps images show how much the town has changed in a decade. A lot has changed in the last ten years or so, not least in some of these...
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The earliest map of Reading, published in 1611 by John Speed. 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.
Coordinates: 51°27′15″N 0°58′23″W. Reading ( / ˈrɛdɪŋ / ⓘ RED-ing) [2] is a town and borough in Berkshire, England. Most of its built-up area lies within the Borough of Reading, although some outer suburbs are parts of neighbouring local authority areas.
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Mar 8, 2022 · Residents of Reading and lovers of local history can now view a set of maps of Reading online. The 29 maps cover the area from the Oxford Road to the west, Reading railway station to the north, London Road to the east, Southampton Street and Whitley Street to the south.
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Jun 24, 2024 · Reading has a particularly strong collection of maps of the local area, including the old (pre-1974) county of Berkshire as well as the more recent administrative divisions. Old Berkshire (pre-1974) The earliest map of Berkshire that we have is John Rocque’s ‘A topographical map of the county of Berkshire’ , published in 1761.
