Aldermaston
Parish in West Berkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.379, -1.14 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 59 64 |
Aldermaston is a rural civil parish in West Berkshire, England, set in the Kennet valley where the River Kennet and the Kennet and Avon Canal thread through farmland and woodlands on the edge of the North Wessex Downs. The waterways and countryside lend it a recreational character, with towpath walks, wildlife-rich meadows and a scatter of hamlets and village amenities.
Its modern identity has been shaped by the presence of the Atomic Weapons Establishment, a major local employer, and by its place in 20th-century protest history as the starting point for the anti-nuclear marches to London. At the same time the parish retains older layers of history - a medieval church, a historic manor and a canal wharf at Aldermaston Wharf - and good rail links from Aldermaston railway station to nearby centres such as Reading and Newbury.
Postcode districts covering Aldermaston
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 8.3 miles
- Slough 24.9 miles
- High Wycombe 24.1 miles
- Basingstoke 8.2 miles
- Woking 24.6 miles
- Bracknell 16.7 miles
- Maidenhead 20.2 miles
- Aldershot 18.9 miles
- Farnborough 17.2 miles
- Winchester 23.1 miles
- Andover 18.8 miles
- Wokingham 12.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Aldermaston Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Old Warren Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Padworth Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Wasing Parish 1.4 miles
- Tadley Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Aldermaston Wharf Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Woolhampton Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Brimpton Common Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Ufton Nervet Parish 2.4 miles
- Baughurst Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Brimpton Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Silchester Built-up area 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Aldermaston
RG7 4PB, RG26 3PY, RG7 4QL, RG26 4FF, RG7 4PR, RG7 8JN, RG26 3BQ, RG7 4NT, RG7 4LL … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 30.1 miles
- Southampton Airport 31.1 miles
- Aldermaston Railway Station 1.6 miles
- Midgham Railway Station 2 miles
Hotels near Aldermaston Ad
- Hinds Head 4 0.7 miles
- Holiday Inn Reading West 3 1.9 miles
- The Six Bells 2.7 miles
- Best Western West Grange Hotel 4 3.1 miles
- The Wellington Arms 2.9 miles
- Mercure Newbury West Grange Hotel 3.5 3.7 miles
- The Berkshire Arms 3 3.4 miles
- The Bull Inn Pub 4.5 miles
- De Vere Wokefield Estate 3 4.7 miles
- Hampshire Court Hotel & Spa 4 7.5 miles
Local points of interest
- Aldermaston Court Estate 0.5 miles
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 4 miles
- Sulhampstead House Estate 4.1 miles
- Mortimer House Estate 4.7 miles
- The Vyne Historic site 5.5 miles
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 7 miles
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 7.4 miles
- Milestones Museum 7.9 miles
- Oakley Hall Estate 9.3 miles
- University of Reading University 9.4 miles
- Crowsley Park Estate 12.5 miles
- Dogmersfield House Estate 13.7 miles