Burghfield
Built-up area in West Berkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.418, -1.045 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SU 66 69 |
| Population: | 355 |
| Dialling code: | 0118 (Reading) |
Burghfield is a village and civil parish in West Berkshire, England, lying about five miles south‑west of Reading. The parish contains the larger settlement of Burghfield Common and the small hamlet of Burghfield Bridge; the surrounding landscape mixes farmland and woodland with a string of former gravel‑pit lakes now used for fishing and wildlife, and the River Kennet runs close by. Good road links to the M4 and A4 make it convenient for commuters while retaining a semi‑rural character.
Historically the area has had brickworks and military and ordnance connections, and it sits close to the Atomic Weapons Establishment at Aldermaston, which has influenced local employment and development. Today Burghfield combines local pubs, village halls and sports clubs with a mixed population of long‑standing rural families and people who commute to nearby towns and Reading for work.
Postcode districts covering Burghfield
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Slough 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Oxford 24.7 miles39.8 km
- High Wycombe 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Basingstoke 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Woking 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Bracknell 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Guildford 23.8 miles38.2 km
- Maidenhead 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Aldershot 17.2 miles27.6 km
- Farnborough 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Staines-upon-Thames 23.5 miles37.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Grazeley Green Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Wokefield Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Holybrook Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Burghfield Common Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Burghfield & Mortimer Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Tilehurst South & Holybrook Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Theale Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Sulhamstead Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Tilehurst Birch Copse Ward 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Southcote Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Ufton Nervet Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Tilehurst Parish 2.8 miles4.4 km
Example postcodes in Burghfield
RG30 3TJ, RG30 3SB, RG30 3UA, RG30 3TG, RG30 3FR, RG30 3RF, RG30 3TH, RG30 3SA, RG30 3SD … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 25.6 miles41.2 km
- Southampton Airport 35 miles56.4 km
- Theale Railway Station 1.6 miles2.7 km
- Mortimer Railway Station 3.2 miles5.2 km
Hotels near Burghfield Ad
- Roselawn Hotel 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Voco Reading 4 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Hilton Reading Hotel 4 3.1 miles4.9 km
- The Market House 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Holiday Inn Reading South M4 Jct11 4 3.2 miles5.2 km
- The Mill House 3 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Pentahotel Reading 4 3.8 miles6.2 km
- De Vere Wokefield Estate 4 2.3 miles3.7 km
- The New Inn 6.9 miles11 km
- Malmaison Reading 4 4.2 miles6.7 km
Schools in Burghfield
- Burghfield St Mary's C.E. Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sulhampstead House Estate 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Mortimer House Estate 3.6 miles5.8 km
- University of Reading University 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Aldermaston Court Estate 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Crowsley Park Estate 7.9 miles12.8 km
- The Vyne Historic site 8 miles12.8 km
- Milestones Museum 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Swyncombe House Estate 12.7 miles20.5 km