Sonning

Sonning is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England, on the River Thames, east of Reading. The village was described by Jerome K. Jerome in his book Three Men in a Boat as "the most fairy-like little nook on the whole river".

Places of Interest

Highlights: Twyford railway station and Sonning Lock.

Twyford railway station

Railway station

Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Twyford railway station serves the large village of Twyford in Berkshire, England.

Sonning Lock

Lock

Photo: norman griffin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sonning Lock is a lock and associated weir situated…

The Lynch

Islet

Photo: Motmit, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Lynch is an island in the River Thames in Berkshire, England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Twyford and Reading.

Twyford

Photo: Rosalind Mitchell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Twyford is in Berkshire. Twyford is largely a commuter…

Reading

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Reading is a large, historic town in Berkshire in the South East of England.

Woodley

Town

Photo: Mike McMillan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Woodley is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Wokingham, in Berkshire, England.

Sonning

Type: Locality
Location: Wokingham, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.4733° or 51° 28′ 24″ north

Longitude

-0.9065° or 0° 54′ 23″ west

Elevation

157 feet (48 metres)

Open location code

9C3XF3FV+8C

GeoNames ID

7297502

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