Newtown

Newtown is a residential area in the town of in , England. It is situated in East Reading between the and the .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: suburb of Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “New Town” and “Newtown, Reading”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wycliffe Baptist Church and St John and St Stephen.

Church
Photo: Michael FORD, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church
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is a church.

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is a large, ruined abbey in the centre of the town of , in the English county of . It was founded by Henry I in 1121 "for the salvation of my soul, and the souls of King William, my father, and of King William, my brother, and Queen Maud, my wife, and all my ancestors and successors." In its heyday the abbey was one of Europe's largest royal monasteries.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cemetery Junction and Reading.

Locality
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is a road junction in East Reading, bordering on Newtown, in the town of in the English county of . It is a notorious bottleneck for traffic during rush hour, with the main A4 road meeting the A329 road from .

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is a large, historic town in in the South East of . It is one of the largest towns without city status in the United Kingdom with just under 235,000 inhabitants.

Suburb
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is an inner-town district near the centre of the town of , in the county of . It is often referred to as Old , to distinguish it from the adjacent, and much more recent, suburb of .

Newtown

Latitude
51.45572° or 51° 27′ 21″ north
Longitude
-0.94869° or 0° 56′ 55″ west
Elevation
141 feet (43 metres)
Open location code
9C3XF342+7G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6399615991
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
13264875
Wiki­data ID
Q12064022
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bengali to French—“Newtown” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “নিউটাউন”
  • Chinese: “纽敦”
  • French: “Newtown”

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