Caversham Park Village
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 Houses in Caversham Park Village |
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  Caversham Park Village Caversham Park Village shown within Berkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SU728765 |
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| Unitary authority | Reading |
| Ceremonial county | Berkshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | READING |
| Postcode district | RG4 |
| Dialling code | 0118 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Royal Berkshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Reading East |
Caversham Park Village is an area of the former town of Caversham in the English county of Berkshire (formerly Oxfordshire). Today this is itself a suburb of the larger town of Reading. Whilst the area has no formal boundaries, it generally refers to the residential area constructed on part of the former grounds of Caversham Park, to the eastern side of Caversham and adjoining the border with Oxfordshire.[1]
The village was largely developed during the 1960s, with the construction of 1500 new houses and the supporting road infrastructure. Unlike most of the rest of Caversham, which became part of Reading in 1911, Caversham Park Village remained in Oxfordshire until 1977, when the boundaries were redrawn to include it in Reading and it was transferred to Berkshire.[2]
Caversham Park Village lies entirely within the Peppard ward of the borough of Reading. As a unitary authority, the borough is responsible for all aspects of local government within the area. The village is within the Reading East parliamentary constituency and the South East England European constituency.[3]
References
- ↑ Ordnance Survey (2006). OS Explorer Map 159 - Reading. ISBN 0-319-23730-3.
- ↑ Phillips, Daphne (1980). The Story of Reading. Countryside Books. pp. 168–169. ISBN 0-905392-07-8.
- ↑ "RBC Wards 2004 A4". Reading Borough Council. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
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