Winnersh
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Winnersh is a village and civil parish, a part of Wokingham District, in the English county of Berkshire.
Winnersh is entirely a product of the railway age; when the South Eastern Railway was built (about 1850) the station now known as Winnersh was named "Sindlesham and Hurst Halt", so clearly Winnersh as a village did not exist (the station is fairly central in the village). Housing and then light industry followed the railway, and now Winnersh boasts two stations, Winnersh and Winnersh Triangle, the latter also being the name of an industrial estate. Modern Winnersh exists mostly as a sleeper town. Relentless housing development on all sides will soon see Winnersh exist as part of an urban continuum between Reading and London.[citation needed]
Golden Globe-winning BBC sitcom The Office namechecks Winnersh when Ricky Gervais as David Brent muses on his future: "My world does not end with these four walls. Slough's a big place, and when I'm finished with Slough, there's Reading, Aldershot, Bracknell, you know, I've got to -- Didcot, Yateley. You know. My -- Winnersh, Taplow. You know?"
Winnersh is situated on the main road between Reading and Wokingham, and also on the railway line between Reading and London Waterloo. With more and more housing being built, Winnersh is constantly expanding.
In 2004 the main superstore Sainsbury's, which lies on the Winnersh crossroads, was expanded- almost doubling in size. It is one of the biggest superstores in the area. Also the train station was recently lengthened. The Forest School is in Winnersh.
It is home to the current reigning National Youth F.A cup holders - the current year 11 at the Forest School.
| 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 |
