Southcote, Berkshire
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Southcote is a suburban neighbourhood and electoral ward of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. Located to the south-west of Reading town centre, Southcote has a population of about 8,500. The
Coronation Square in the centre of Southcote
Southcote Water Works (pictured in the 1970s) was built in the mid-19th century to pump water into Reading
Southcote Park Estate, a private road community, was established in the 1930s
Semi-detached and short terraced properties make up much of Southcote's housing
Burghfield
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Burghfield is a village and large civil parish in West Berkshire, England, with a boundary with Reading. Burghfield can trace its history back to before the Domesday Book, and was once home to three m
Southcote, Berkshire
…The western boundary runs through housing in the Fords Farm area. Beyond the south-west and western boundaries, in West Berkshire, are the wards of Burghfield and Calcot. Less formally, Southcote is bordered by the settlements of Horncastle and Fords Farm to the west, Tilehurst to the north, West Reading to…
The Rising Sun, Burghfield Common, in 2005
An iron spearhead from the early Anglo-Saxon period, found in Burghfield in 2000 and dated to c. 400 – c. 525
A silver groat from the reign of Edward III, found in Burghfield and dated to c. 1351 – c. 1352
Old well in Burghfield Common