Reading, Berkshire, England

E151731

Reading, Berkshire, England is a historic large town in South East England known for its medieval abbey ruins, riverside setting on the Thames and Kennet, and role as a major commercial and transport hub.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil parish
large town
settlement
administrativeStatus unitary authority
ceremonialCounty Berkshire
country United Kingdom
distanceFromLondon approximately 40 miles west
footballClubStadium Madejski Stadium
governingBody Reading Borough Council
hasFestival Reading Festival
hasFootballClub Reading F.C.
hasHeritageSite Reading Abbey ruins
hasLandmark Forbury Gardens
Maiwand Lion
Reading Abbey Gateway
Town Hall, Reading
surface form: Reading Town Hall

The Blade (office tower)
hasMuseum Museum of English Rural Life
Reading Museum
hasRailwayStation Reading railway station
hasRiverFeature Kennet and Avon Canal
hasShoppingCentre Broad Street Mall
The Oracle
hasTwinTown Clonmel
Düsseldorf
San Francisco Libre Municipality
surface form: San Francisco Libre
hasUniversity University of Reading
historicalIndustry beer brewing
biscuit manufacturing
seed production
isCommercialCentre true
isHistoric true
isTransportHub true
locatedIn England
locatedOnRiver River Kennet
Thames
surface form: River Thames
modernEconomicSector business services
financial services
information technology
telecommunications
partOf Berkshire
South East England
railwayLine CrossCountry Route
surface form: CrossCountry route

Elizabeth line (Hayes & Harlington, West Drayton)
surface form: Elizabeth line (via Reading station)

Great Western Main Line
railwayStationIsMajorInterchange Reading railway station
region South East England
roadConnection A33 road NERFINISHED
A4 road
M4 motorway

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William Laud birthPlace Reading, Berkshire, England
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Sam Mendes placeOfBirth Reading, Berkshire, England
Basildon Park locatedNear Reading, Berkshire, England
this entity surface form: Reading, Berkshire
Madejski Stadium location Reading, Berkshire, England
Royal Berkshire Regiment garrison Reading, Berkshire, England
this entity surface form: Reading, Berkshire
University of Reading locatedIn Reading, Berkshire, England
University of Reading hasPostalAddress Reading, Berkshire, England
this entity surface form: Reading, Berkshire, RG6 6UR, United Kingdom
Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston near Reading, Berkshire, England
this entity surface form: Reading, Berkshire
Kate Winslet placeOfBirth Reading, Berkshire, England
Reading, Massachusetts namedAfter Reading, Berkshire, England
this entity surface form: Reading, England
Thames Water headquartersLocation Reading, Berkshire, England
Charlie Brooker placeOfBirth Reading, Berkshire, England
Reading namedAfter Reading, Berkshire, England
subject surface form: Reading, Pennsylvania
this entity surface form: Reading, Berkshire
Wargrave, Berkshire locatedNear Reading, Berkshire, England
this entity surface form: Reading, Berkshire
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this entity surface form: Reading, Berkshire
Ricky Gervais placeOfBirth Reading, Berkshire, England
Mike Oldfield placeOfBirth Reading, Berkshire, England
The Open Group headquartersLocation Reading, Berkshire, England
this entity surface form: Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Cemetery Junction settingLocation Reading, Berkshire, England
this entity surface form: Reading, Berkshire
The Royals basedIn Reading, Berkshire, England
subject surface form: Reading Football Club
The Royals location Reading, Berkshire, England
subject surface form: Madejski Stadium
The Biscuitmen refersToClubBasedIn Reading, Berkshire, England
Select Car Leasing Stadium location Reading, Berkshire, England
Pippa Middleton placeOfBirth Reading, Berkshire, England
Constance of York placeOfDeath Reading, Berkshire, England
this entity surface form: Reading, Berkshire
Elm Park location Reading, Berkshire, England
Goldwin Smith placeOfBirth Reading, Berkshire, England
Fran Kirby placeOfBirth Reading, Berkshire, England
this entity surface form: Reading, England
David Langford residence Reading, Berkshire, England
Lilian Fontaine placeOfBirth Reading, Berkshire, England
John, Abbot of Reading placeOfActivity Reading, Berkshire, England
this entity surface form: Reading, Berkshire
Guide Dogs for the Blind Association headquartersLocation Reading, Berkshire, England
this entity surface form: Reading, England
Patrick Malahide placeOfBirth Reading, Berkshire, England
Whiteknights Campus locatedIn Reading, Berkshire, England
this entity surface form: Reading, Berkshire
Department of Meteorology locatedIn Reading, Berkshire, England
subject surface form: Department of Meteorology, University of Reading
this entity surface form: Reading, Berkshire
University of Reading Library locatedIn Reading, Berkshire, England
this entity surface form: Reading, Berkshire
Reading School of Art studios locatedIn Reading, Berkshire, England
this entity surface form: Reading, Berkshire
Peter Shaw placeOfBirth Reading, Berkshire, England
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts headquartersLocation Reading, Berkshire, England
this entity surface form: Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Roger Winslet residence Reading, Berkshire, England
Natalie Dormer placeOfBirth Reading, Berkshire, England
Sonning, Berkshire, England locatedNear Reading, Berkshire, England
this entity surface form: Reading, Berkshire
Robert Morley placeOfDeath Reading, Berkshire, England
Sir Thomas White placeOfBirth Reading, Berkshire, England
Wolf Racing baseLocation Reading, Berkshire, England
this entity surface form: Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
John Sykes placeOfBirth Reading, Berkshire, England