Basildon
Parish in West Berkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.491, -1.138 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 59 77 |
| Dialling code: | 0118 (Reading) |
Basildon is a small, largely rural civil parish in West Berkshire, sitting on the chalk slopes above the valley of the River Pang and made up of the hamlets often called Upper Basildon and Lower Basildon. The landscape is a mix of farmland, woodland and rolling downland in the Berkshire Downs, and the striking 18th‑century house Basildon Park - now in the care of the National Trust and often seen as a film location - draws most visitors to the parish.
Historically the village has a medieval parish church and a character of small‑scale farming and country houses; today its economy and social life are shaped by agriculture, heritage tourism and a close‑knit village community with local events, walking routes and easy access to nearby centres such as Pangbourne and Reading. The parish remains quiet and genteel, popular with walkers and anyone interested in Georgian architecture and Berkshire countryside.
Postcode districts covering Basildon
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Slough 23 miles36.9 km
- Oxford 18.7 miles30.1 km
- High Wycombe 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Basingstoke 15.9 miles25.5 km
- Bracknell 17.4 miles28 km
- Maidenhead 17.7 miles28.6 km
- Aldershot 23.6 miles37.9 km
- Farnborough 21.1 miles34 km
- Andover 24.4 miles39.2 km
- Wokingham 14 miles22.6 km
- Fleet 19.7 miles31.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Upper Basildon Built-up area 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Pangbourne Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Ashampstead Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Whitchurch-on-Thames Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Goring Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Goring-on-Thames Parish 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Streatley Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Bradfield Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Tidmarsh Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Whitchurch Hill Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Cray's Pond Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Goring Heath Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in Basildon
RG8 9NH, RG8 9SY, RG8 8PF, RG8 8NJ, RG8 9NY, RG8 9PB, RG8 8NS, RG8 8NR, RG8 8PE … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 29.3 miles47.2 km
- Southampton Airport 38.6 miles62.1 km
- Pangbourne Railway Station 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Goring & Streatley Railway Station 2.1 miles3.4 km
Hotels near Basildon Ad
- The Royal Oak, Yattendon 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
- The Swan at Streatley 4 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Ferrymans Cottage 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Ashbrook Lets 4 6.8 miles11 km
- Elephant Hotel 3 2.2 miles3.6 km
- The Springs Resort & Golf Club 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Holiday Inn Reading West 4 5.9 miles9.6 km
- Bull Inn 2 miles3.2 km
- The Market House 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Voco Reading 4 8.1 miles13.1 km
Schools in Basildon
- Basildon C.E. Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sulhampstead House Estate 6 miles9.7 km
- Aldermaston Court Estate 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Crowsley Park Estate 8.3 miles13.3 km
- University of Reading University 9 miles14.5 km
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Swyncombe House Estate 9.5 miles15.4 km
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Mortimer House Estate 9.7 miles15.6 km
- The Vyne Historic site 13 miles20.9 km
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 13.5 miles21.7 km