# East Reading

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{{Short description|Area of Reading, Berkshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2017}}
{{infobox UK place|
|country                  = England
|official_name            = East Reading
|static_image_name        = London Street, Reading - geograph.org.uk - 597631.jpg
|static_image_caption     = Elevated view of London Street and further parts of the locality.
|unitary_england          = [Reading](/source/Reading%2C_Berkshire)
|lieutenancy_england      = [Berkshire](/source/Berkshire)
|region                   = South East England
|constituency_westminster = [Reading Central](/source/Reading_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
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|coordinates              = {{coord|51.453020|-0.949790|display=inline,title}}
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'''East Reading''' is a main locality (or informal subdivision) of the town of [Reading](/source/Reading%2C_Berkshire) in the [English](/source/England) county of [Berkshire](/source/Berkshire). It is centred around [Cemetery Junction](/source/Cemetery_Junction%2C_Reading), named after [Reading Old Cemetery](/source/Reading_Old_Cemetery).

==Extent==
The locality has no formal boundaries; the name is generally used to refer to the area within the borough boundaries to the east of the commercial centre, next to and to the south of the canalised [River Kennet](/source/River_Kennet), north of [Whitley](/source/Whitley%2C_Berkshire), west of [Earley](/source/Earley) and east of [Katesgrove](/source/Katesgrove). As such it includes the relatively densely populated area of [Newtown](/source/Newtown%2C_Reading), as well as the areas around [London Road](/source/London_Road%2C_Reading) and Earley Road, [Cemetery Junction](/source/Cemetery_Junction%2C_Reading) and Wokingham Road as far as the borough boundary at ''The Three Tuns''.

The locality is in the borough of Reading, including all of [Park ward](/source/Park_(Reading_ward)) together with parts of [Abbey](/source/Abbey_(Reading_ward)), and [Redlands](/source/Redlands_(Reading_ward)) wards. East Reading is currently in the [Reading Central parliamentary constituency](/source/Reading_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency)).

==Education==
The [University of Reading](/source/University_of_Reading)'s [London Road Campus](/source/London_Road_Campus) are narrowly within the locality's western boundary, whilst the university's main [Whiteknights Campus](/source/Whiteknights_Park) is on the southern boundary. Both [Reading College](/source/Reading_College) and the [Thames Valley University](/source/Thames_Valley_University) are squarely within the informal confines, as is [Reading School](/source/Reading_School).

==Architecture==
{{Main|Reading, Berkshire}}
The oldest building in the area is [Watlington House](/source/Watlington_House), whilst the area includes other non-ecclesiastical buildings set among the rarest 0.1% nationally by [listing at grade II* or above](/source/listed_building), such as [Royal Berkshire Hospital](/source/Royal_Berkshire_Hospital) and [Albion Terrace](/source/Albion_Terrace%2C_Reading).

==Transport==
[Reading Buses](/source/Reading_Buses) operate frequent bus services along the London Road which transforms to Wokingham Road, including to the Royal Berkshire Hospital.

===East Reading MRT===
East Reading Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) is a proposed elevated bus, cycle and pedestrian route. If built, it will link a new [park and ride](/source/park_and_ride) site at [Thames Valley Park](/source/Thames_Valley_Park), in [Wokingham District](/source/Wokingham_District), to Napier Road in Reading.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reading.gov.uk/east-reading-mrt |title=Reading Borough Council |website=www.reading.gov.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160718121115/http://www.reading.gov.uk/east-reading-mrt |archive-date=2016-07-18}}</ref> There has been much local opposition to the plan<ref>{{Cite web |title=SOAR – Save Our Ancient Riverside |url=https://saveourancientriverside.co.uk/ |access-date=2025-10-29 |language=en-US}}</ref> and planning permission for it was refused by Wokingham District Council for a second time on 12 December 2018.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/town-loses-19-million-funding-as-east-reading-mrt-plan-refused-again/ | title=Town loses £19m funding as East Reading MRT refused again | date=13 December 2018 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|East Reading}}

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{{Reading, Berkshire}}

Category:Suburbs of Reading, Berkshire

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