# Colthrop

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Village in England

Colthrop Village Cottages at Colthrop Colthrop Location within Berkshire OS grid reference SU542668 Metropolitan borough West Berkshire Metropolitan county Berkshire Region South East Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town Thatcham Postcode district RG19 Dialling code 01635 Police Thames Valley Fire Royal Berkshire Ambulance South Central UK Parliament Berkshire List of places UK England Berkshire 51°24′13″N 1°13′31″W / 51.403686°N 1.225291°W / 51.403686; -1.225291

**Colthrop** is a village near the town of [Thatcham](/source/Thatcham) in the [English](/source/England) county of [Berkshire](/source/Berkshire), England.[1][2]

## Geography

Colthrop is part of the [civil parish](/source/Civil_parish) of [Thatcham](/source/Thatcham). The settlement lies on the [A4 road](/source/A4_road_(Great_Britain)), and is the location of numerous [industrial parks](/source/Industrial_park) and [haulage](/source/Logistics) depots due to the area's proximity to [Thatcham railway station](/source/Thatcham_railway_station). The industrial area was previously the site of the Colthrop paper mills.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Motor Insurers' Automotive Research Centre

The motor insurers’ automotive research centre was established by the UK motor insurance industry in 1969. Its aim is to reduce or contain the cost of motor insurance claims in the UK whilst maintaining safety standards. It is based at Colthrop in Thatcham.[3] The 'Thatcham categories' issued by the centre for vehicle immobilisers and alarms have become an industry standard since their launch in the 1990s.[4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-OS174_1-0)** *Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 174*Newbury & Wantage (Hungerford & Didcot) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780319228739](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780319228739).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-OSGaz50_2-0)** ["Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer"](https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/opendatadownload/products.html) (csv (download)). *www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk*. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-TR_3-0)** ["Thatcham Research: Automotive Research, Testing & Training"](https://www.thatcham.org/what-we-do/). Motor Insurers' Automotive Research Centre. Retrieved 4 March 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-TR2_4-0)** ["Thatcham Research: Vehicle Security"](https://www.thatcham.org/what-we-do/security/). Motor Insurers' Automotive Research Centre. Retrieved 4 March 2021.

## External links

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