Reading
historic market town in the English county of Berkshire
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Summary
Reading is a county town[1]. Reading draws 8,500 Wikipedia views per month (county town category, ranking #4 of 22).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Reading[3], West Berkshire[4], Wokingham[5]
- Country: United Kingdom[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: River Thames[7], River Kennet[8]
- Instance of: town of the United Kingdom[9]
- Official language: English[10]
- Twinned administrative body: Clonmel[11], Düsseldorf[12], San Francisco Libre[13]
- Postal code: RG[14]
- Commons category: Reading, Berkshire[15]
- Local dialing code: 0118[16]
- Inception: 871[17]
- Highest point: Tilehurst Water Tower[18]
- OS grid reference: SU714732[19]
- Coordinate location: 51.454166666667, -0.97305555555556[20]
- Significant event: Battle of Reading[21], Foundation of Reading Abbey[22], Dissolution of Reading Abbey[23], Siege of Reading[24]
- Official website: https://www.reading.gov.uk/[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Reading, Berkshire[26]
- Commons gallery: Reading, Berkshire[27]
- Population: 162,666[28]
- Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[30], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[31]
- Capital of: Berkshire[32], Reading[33]
- Official name: Reading[34]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Reading, Berkshire[35]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Reading[36]
- Demonym: Readingensian[37]
- Lowest point: Kennet Mouth[38]
Body
Physical Characteristics
Reading covers an area of 40.40[39].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Reading include Reading[40], a city of Pennsylvania[41], in United States[42], founded in 1748[43] and Reading railway station[44], a railway station[45], in United Kingdom[46].
Why It Matters
Reading has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Reading is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for Reading include Reading[40], a city of Pennsylvania[41], in United States[42], founded in 1748[43] and Reading railway station[44], a railway station[45], in United Kingdom[46].