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Jun 18, 2024 · 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.
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Jun 26, 2024 · Reading, located in the county of Berkshire in the southeast of England, is the largest town in England without city status. As of 2021, its population was estimated to be around 345,000 people. While Reading is considered a significant urban area, it has not been granted city status.
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Jun 27, 2024 · Berkshire, geographic and ceremonial county of southern England. The geographic county occupies the valleys of the middle Thames and its tributary, the Kennet, immediately to the west of London. It is divided into six unitary authorities: Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor.
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3 days ago · The population of the region at the 2011 census was 8,634,750 making it the most populous English region. The major conurbations of the region include South Hampshire (855,000), Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton (474,000) and Reading (318,000). [10]
4 days ago · Reading (/ ˈ r ɛ d ɪ ŋ / RED-ing; Pennsylvania German: Reddin) is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city had a population of 95,112 at the 2020 census and is the fourth-largest city in Pennsylvania after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Allentown.
Jun 18, 2024 · By 1525, Reading was the largest town in Berkshire, and tax returns show that Reading was the tenth largest town in England when measured by taxable wealth. By 1611, it 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 Kendrick .
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Jun 27, 2024 · Reading is a Parliamentary borough and the capital of Berkshire, and it is rapidly growing. In 1911 the borough boundaries were enlarged to take in the urban district of Caversham. The town despite its antiquity is neither handsome nor interesting.
