Reading Minster
Reading Minster, or the Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin, is the oldest ecclesiastical foundation in the town of Reading, Berkshire, England. Although eclipsed in importance by the later Reading Abbey, Reading Minster regained its status after the destruction of the Abbey and is now an Anglican parish church.Photo: Ben Sutherland, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin”
- Address: Reading
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Reading Railway Station and St Mary’s Church, Castle Street, Reading.
Reading Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: DavidTDC3377, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Reading railway station is a major transport hub in the town of Reading in Berkshire, England, it is 36 miles west of London Paddington. It is sited on the northern edge of the town centre, near to the main retail and commercial areas and the River Thames. Reading Railway Station is situated 1,700 feet north of Reading Minster.
St Mary’s Church, Castle Street, Reading
Church
Photo: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church, Castle Street is an independent church within the Continuing Anglican movement. It is located in the town centre of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire, and is a few yards from the similarly named, but much older Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin. St Mary’s Church, Castle Street, Reading is situated 370 feet southwest of Reading Minster.
The Oracle
Shopping center
The Oracle is a large indoor shopping and leisure mall on the banks of the River Kennet in Reading, Berkshire, England. Partly on the site of a 17th-century workhouse of the same name, it was developed and is owned by a joint venture of Hammerson and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. The Oracle is situated 600 feet east of Reading Minster.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coley and Coley Park.
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.
Coley Park
Suburb
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coley Park is a suburban village to the south of the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. It is largely built on the country estate of the same name, surrounding Coley House.
Caversham
Suburb
Photo: Jystyn, Public domain.
Reading is a large, historic town in Berkshire in the South East of England. It is one of the largest towns without city status in the United Kingdom with just under 235,000 inhabitants.
Reading Minster
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Reading, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.4545° or 51° 27′ 16″ northLongitude
-0.97365° or 0° 58′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C3XF23G+QGOpenStreetMap ID
way 96032369OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q7300527
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to German—“Reading Minster” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه قراءه مينستر”
- German: “Reading Minster”
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