Earley
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Earley is a town in Berkshire, England with a population of around 30,000 people. It lies to the east of the large town of Reading, and runs directly into it. It is part of the Wokingham district. In some usages, the name is spelt Erleigh and even Erlegh. Earley itself consists of a number of subordinate areas, including Maiden Erlegh and Lower Earley.
Up to 1888, Earley extended westwards from the Three Tuns crossroads down the Wokingham Road and into Reading. To enable this section to be linked into the drainage system, Reading extended its boundaries to the Three Tuns crossroads and this part of Earley became part of Reading. At this time, the centre of Earley was the crossroads and Saint Peters church.
Earley grew rapidly both before and after World War II, and became a town in 1974. From 1977, the Lower Earley private estate was constructed, almost doubling the town's population to the current level. Two new primary schools were built together a large supermarket complex and sports centre. An additional secondary school has not yet been built and Lower Earley is running out of land.
Nowadays, Lower Earley is often spoken of as a town in its own right even though it is just a new development at the southern end of the town.
Earley possesses its own Town Council based at Radstock House. Amongst other functions, the Council runs Sol Joel Park leased from Wokingham District Council, 2 community centres and Maiden Erlegh Lake.
Earley falls within the following parliamentary constituencies: Wokingham and Reading East .
Earley and Lower Earley are generally considered to be bordered by the following roads (although the exact location of its borders is not well defined): the A3290 dual carriageway to the north, the B3270 Lower Earley Way to the east and south, and the B3350 Wilderness Road and A327 Shinfield Road to the west. North of the these is Woodley, west is Whitley Wood, east is Winnersh and south is Sindlesham.
Earley railway station is on the railway line from Reading to London Waterloo stations. However, Winnersh Triangle railway station is also near to the suburb.
Earley is served by Reading Buses who provide a number of bus services to and from the centre of Reading.
Earley is located to the north of the M4 motorway which connects London with Bristol. To get to Earley from the M4, leave at Junction 10 if travelling westbound, and then follow the A329(M) to Winnersh. If travelling eastbound then leave at Junction 11 and take the B3270.
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| Settlements in Wokingham District |
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| Towns: Earley | Wokingham | Woodley |
| Civil parishes: Arborfield and Newland | Barkham | Charvil | Finchampstead | Remenham | Ruscombe | St Nicholas Hurst | Shinfield | Sonning | Swallowfield | Twyford | Wargrave | Winnersh | Wokingham Without |
| Other villages: Arborfield Cross | Arborfield Garrison | Cockpole Green | Crazies Hill | Farley Hill | Grazeley | Hare Hatch | Holme Green | Kiln Green | Riseley | Ryeish Green | Sindlesham | Spencers Wood | Three Mile Cross |
