Reading, Berkshire

Reading Borough of Reading
Town & Borough
From top left: the Town Hall and St Laurence's Church, the Maiwand Lion, the Town Centre skyline from the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading Abbey and The Oracle
Motto(s):  A Deo et Regina With God and Queen
Reading shown within Berkshire
Coordinates: 51°27′15″N 0°58′23″W / 51.45417°N 0.97306°W / 51.45417; -0.97306
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South East England
Ceremonial county	Berkshire
Historic county	Berkshire (south of River Thames) Oxfordshire (north of River Thames)
Admin HQ	Reading
Settled	871 or earlier
Town Status	1086 or earlier
Government
• Type	Unitary authorities
• Governing bodies	Reading Borough Council West Berkshire Council (suburbs) Wokingham Borough Council (suburbs)
• Mayor	Cllr Tony Jones[1]
• Deputy Mayor	Cllr Sarah Hacker
• Leader	Cllr Jason Brock [2]
• Deputy Leader	Cllr Liz Terry[2]
Elevation	200 ft (61 m)
Population  (2005 est.)
• Town & Borough	162,700 (Ranked 115th)
• Density	10,430/sq mi (4,026/km2)
• Urban	318,014 (Ranked 20th in England and Wales)
• 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
Demonym(s)	Readingensian Readingite
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postal Code	RG
Area code	0118
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 England.^[3] It is the largest settlement in Berkshire. It is home to about 230,000 people. Reading is found in South East England, between London and Bristol. The River Thames goes through the town. Reading replaced Abingdon as the county town of Berkshire in 1867.

1. ↑ "Councillors and Committees | Reading Borough Council". Archived from the original on 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2015-06-09.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-06-23. Retrieved 2023-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. ↑ "The borough of Reading: The borough | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-12-07.