Watlington House
Watlington House is a 17th-century building, with a large walled garden, in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. The building is brick built and is reputed to be the oldest surviving secular building in the town.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Tom Bastin, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Historic building
- Description: 17th-century building, with a large walled garden, in Reading, England
- Address: 44 Watlington Street, Reading, RG1 4RJ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wesley Methodist Church and Reading Abbey.
Reading Abbey
Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Reading Abbey is a large, ruined abbey in the centre of the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. 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. Reading Abbey is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Watlington House.
South Street Arts Centre
Arts center
Photo: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
South Street Arts Centre is an arts center, which is situated 1,100 feet west of Watlington House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cemetery Junction and Newtown.
Cemetery Junction
Locality
Photo: Walton Adams, Public domain.
Cemetery Junction is a road junction in East Reading, bordering on Newtown, in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. It is a notorious bottleneck for traffic during rush hour, with the main A4 road meeting the A329 road from Wokingham.
Newtown
Suburb
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newtown, Reading is a residential area in the town of Reading in Berkshire, England. It is situated in East Reading between the Cemetery Junction and the River Kennet.
Coley
Suburb
Photo: Uli Harder, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coley is an inner-town district near the centre of the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. It is often referred to as Old Coley, to distinguish it from the adjacent, and much more recent, suburb of Coley Park.
Watlington House
- Categories: architectural structure, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Reading, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.45283° or 51° 27′ 10″ northLongitude
-0.96168° or 0° 57′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C3XF23Q+48OpenStreetMap ID
way 87332721OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q7974738
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In Other Languages
“Watlington House” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Watlington House”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Watlington House”. Photo: Tom Bastin, CC BY 2.0.