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More about Reading Berkshire
Reading is a town and a unitary authority (the
Borough of Reading) in the English county of Berkshire.
It is located at the confluence of the River Thames and
River Kennet, halfway between London and Oxford. The
borough has a population of 144,000, although the urban
area of Reading is significantly larger at 232,662.
Reading is the 17th largest settlement, and the largest
town, in England, based on the population of the urban
area.[1]
Reading is an important business centre in South East
England and is often referred to as the capital of the
Thames Valley, with the headquarters of some major
British companies and the UK offices of a number of
major foreign multinationals.
The settlement was founded at the confluence of the
River Thames and River Kennet in the eighth century as
Readingum. The name is probably from the Anglo-Saxon for
"(Place of) Readda's People", or (less probably) the
Celtic Rhydd-Inge, "Ford over the River". It was
occupied by the Vikings after the Battle of Reading
(871), but had recovered sufficiently by its 1086
Domesday Book listing to contain around 600 people and
be made a designated borough. The town saw much
pilgrimage in medieval times to Reading Abbey see below.
In 1253 Reading's Merchant Guild succcessfuly petitioned
for the grant of a charter from the King and negotiated
a division of authority with the Abbey. The dissolution
of the Abbey saw Henry VIII grant the Guild a new
charter in 1542 with which to become a borough
corporation to run the town.
By the end of the sixteenth century Reading was the
largest town in Berkshire, home to over 3,000 people.
During the medieval period and Tudor times Reading grew
rich on its trade in cloth, as instanced by the fortune
made by local merchant John Kendrick. The town played an
important role during the English Civil War; it changed
hands a number of times, and despite its fortifications
the longest siege was only ten days in April 1643.
However the taxes levied on the town badly damaged its
cloth trade, and it did not recover. Reading was also
the only site of significant fighting in England during
the Glorious Revolution with the Battle of Reading
(1688).
The 18th century saw the beginning of a major iron works
in the town and the growth of the brewing trade for
which Reading was to become famous. Agricultural
products from the surrounding area still used Reading as
a market place, especially at the famous Reading cheese
fair but now trade was coming in from a wider area.
Reading's trade benefited from better designed turnpike
roads which helped its establish its location on the
major coaching routes from London to Oxford and the west
country. It also gained from increasing river traffic on
both the Thames and Kennet. In 1723 despite considerable
local opposition the Kennet Navigation opened the River
to boats as far as Newbury. This opposition stopped when
it became apparent the new route benefited the town. The
opening of the Kennet and Avon Canal in 1810 made it
possible to go by barge from Reading to the Bristol
Channel.
In 1801, the population of Reading was about 9,400.
During the 19th century, Reading grew rapidly as a
manufacturing centre. From 1832, the town returned two
Members of Parliament. In 1836 the Reading Borough
Police were founded. A reformed town council was
introduced in 1839. The railway arrived in 1841, with a
second system connecting in 1849. In 1851 the population
was 21,500. The town became the County Town (superseding
Abingdon [2]) in 1867 and was given county borough
status in 1887. By 1900, the population was 59,000 —
large sections of the housing in Reading are terraced,
reflecting its nineteenth century growth. The town has
been famous for the "Three Bs" of beer (from 1785
dominated by the Simonds' Brewery - India Pale Ale was
invented in Reading), bulbs (1807–1976, Suttons Seeds),
and biscuits (1822–1977, Huntley & Palmers). In the
nineteenth century the town also made 'Reading Sauce',
described as a sharp sauce flavoured with onions,
spices, and herbs, very like Worcestershire Sauce, and
even more popular in its day.
The town continued to expand in the 20th century,
annexing Caversham across the River Thames in
Oxfordshire in 1911. This expansion can be seen in the
number of 1920s built semi-detached properties, and the
1950s expansion that joined Woodley, Earley and
Tilehurst into Reading. Miles Aircraft in Woodley was an
important local firm from the 1930s to 1950s. The Lower
Earley development, started in the 1970s, was the
largest private housing development of its time in
Europe. This extended the urban area of Reading right up
to the M4 motorway, which acts as the southern boundary
to the town.
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