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Reading: Area, History and Background

Riding are well acquainted with the United Kingdom, its cities and towns.

Below is some historic, cultural and background information about the area of Reading in the United Kingdom.

  • Reading is a large town in England.
  • It is located at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet.
  • Reading was an important national centre in the medieval period, as the site of an important monastery with strong royal connections.
  • Today it remains a commercial centre, with links to information technology and insurance.
  • Reading also hosts two universities, a large student population, and is home to one of England's biggest music festivals.
  • It was also the only site of significant fighting in England during the Revolution of 1688.
  • Reading's trade benefited from better designed turnpike roads which helped it establish its location on the major coaching routes.
  • It has had some degree of local government autonomy since 1253.
  • Reading's municipal boundaries are particularly old and constrained and do not include several of the town's suburbs.
  • Proposals occasionally surface to expand the borough to include these.
  • It is believed that Reading's chances of receiving city status would be substantially boosted if these suburbs were to be included within the borough.
  • It also has several places of worship of other religions.
  • Reading has two private hospitals, the Berkshire Independent Hospital in Coley Park and the Dunedin Hospital situated on the main A4 Bath Road.
  • It is an important commercial centre in Southern England and is often referred to as the commercial capital of the Thames Valley.