Reading, Berkshire
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| Reading | |
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| Motto: A Deo et Regina With God and Queen |
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| Coordinates: 51°27′15″N 0°58′23″W / 51.45417°N 0.97306°WCoordinates: 51°27′15″N 0°58′23″W / 51.45417°N 0.97306°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | South East England |
| Ceremonial county | Berkshire |
| Admin HQ | Reading |
| Settled | 871 or earlier |
| Town Status | 1086 or earlier |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unitary authorities |
| • Governing bodies | Reading Borough Council, but also including parts of Wokingham Borough and West Berkshire |
| Elevation | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Population (2005 est.) | |
| • Town & Borough | (Ranked ) |
| • Urban | 369,804 (Ranked 17th in UK) |
| • Ethnicity | 74.8% White (65.3% White British) 9.1% South Asian 6.7 % Black 3.9% Mixed Race 4.5% Chinese and Other Asian 0.9% Other [1] |
| Demonym | Readingensian Readingite |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) |
| Postal Code | RG |
| Area code(s) | 0118 |
| Twin cities | |
| • Düsseldorf | Germany (since 1988) |
| • Clonmel | Ireland (since 1994) |
| • S.Francisco Libre | Nicaragua (since 1994) |
| • Speightstown | Barbados (since 2003) |
| Grid Ref. | SU713733 |
| ONS code | 00MC (ONS) E06000038 (GSS) |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-RDG |
| NUTS 3 | UKJ11 |
| Website | reading.gov.uk |
Reading (pronounced: "Redding") is a large town in Berkshire in the England. It is home to about 230,000 people. Reading is found in southern England, between London and Bristol. The River Thames goes through the town. Reading replaced Abingdon as the county town of Berkshire in 1867.
TV presenter Chris Tarrant (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire) and comedian Ricky Gervais are from Reading, and also actress Kate Winslet, who has a road named after her. Musician Mike Oldfield is also from Reading. The town has two universities and is famous for its rock festival. Reading is home to Premiership football and rugby teams.
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