Fords Farm
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| Fords Farm | |
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 Pub and church in Fords Farm | |
  Fords Farm Location within Berkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SU678717 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Reading |
| Postcode district | RG31 |
| Dialling code | 0118 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Royal Berkshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
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Fords Farm in West Berkshire is a suburb of Reading in the English county of Berkshire.
Location
[edit]Fords Farm is a housing estate between Beansheaf Farm and Calcot Place at Calcot in the civil parish of Holybrook in West Berkshire.[1] It is close to the border with the town and borough of Reading.[2] Fords Farm lies south of the Bath Road.
History
[edit]From 1894, Fords Farm was in the civil parish of Theale.[1] Before that it was in the parish of Tilehurst.[1] The historic Calcot Mill is on the Holy Brook at Fords Farm in an area previously known as Calcot Green.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Ford, David Nash (2020). Mid-Berkshire Town and Village Histories. Wokingham: Nash Ford Publishing. pp. 67–70. ISBN 9781905191024.
- ^ Doyle, Dave (18 July 2021). "The lost pubs of Reading and what they've become". Berkshire Live. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
External links
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