Southcote, Berkshire
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Southcote is a suburb of Reading in the English county of Berkshire.
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[edit] Location
Southcote is bounded to the north by the Bath Road (A4) and Prospect Park, to the west by the more recently developed suburb of Fords Farm, to the south by the Holy Brook and the water meadows of the Kennet Valley, and to the east by the railway line from Reading to Basingstoke and the suburb of Coley Park.
Position: grid reference SU688719
Nearby towns and cities: Reading
Nearby suburbs: Fords Farm, Coley Park, Tilehurst
[edit] History
The suburb of Southcote has been built largely on the lands of Southcote Manor. The manor house was demolished in 1921, but was once home to both John Blagrave, the famous Tudor mathematician, and his nephew Daniel Blagrave, Member of Parliament for Reading and signatory of King Charles I's death warrant.[1]
[edit] Government
Southcote is part of the Borough of Reading, which is responsible for all aspects of local government. It is within the Reading West parliamentary constituency.
[edit] References
- ^ David Nash Ford (2001). Royal Berkshire History - Southcote House. Retrieved September 16, 2005.
