The Baobab

The Baobab is a gift shop in Stratfield Mortimer, West Berkshire, England. The Baobab is situated near Mortimer Common Post Office, as well as near the church Saint John The Evangelist.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Saint John The Evangelist and Calleva Atrebatum.

Saint John The Evangelist

Church

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Saint John The Evangelist is a church.

Calleva Atrebatum

Archaeological site

Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Calleva Atrebatum was an Iron Age oppidum, the capital of the Atrebates tribe. It then became a walled town in the Roman province of Britannia, at a major crossroads of the roads of southern Britain. Calleva Atrebatum is situated 1½ miles southwest of The Baobab.

Mortimer railway station

Railway station

Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mortimer railway station serves the village of Stratfield Mortimer, in Berkshire, England. It lies 43 miles 14 chains from London Paddington. The station is notable for its well-preserved Brunel-designed Great Western Railway station buildings, which are still in use. Mortimer railway station is situated 1¼ miles east of The Baobab.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mortimer Common and Stratfield Mortimer.

Mortimer Common

Village

Photo: Brendan and Ruth McCartney, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mortimer Common, generally referred to as simply Mortimer, is a village in the civil parish of Stratfield Mortimer in Berkshire. Mortimer is in the local government district of West Berkshire and is seven miles south-west of Reading.

Stratfield Mortimer

Village

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Stratfield Mortimer is a village and civil parish, just south of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire and unitary authority area of West Berkshire.

Burghfield Common

Village

Photo: Michael Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Burghfield Common is a village in the civil parish of Burghfield, in the West Berkshire district, in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, England. In 2024 it had an estimated population of 6415.

The Baobab

Type: Gift shop
Categories: café, building, and shop
Location: Stratfield Mortimer, West Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.37653° or 51° 22′ 36″ north

Longitude

-1.06221° or 1° 3′ 44″ west

Open location code

9C3W9WGQ+J4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 509914986

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=cafe

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

shop=gift

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Mortimer Common Post Office and Mortimer St John’s C.E. Infant School.

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