Padworth
Built-up area in West Berkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.392, -1.115 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 61 66 |
| Dialling code: | 0118 (Reading) |
Padworth is a small rural village and civil parish in West Berkshire, England, lying a few miles west of Reading and east of Newbury. The parish sits amid rolling farmland and parkland, with the nearby Kennet and Avon Canal and stretches of the River Kennet offering waterside walks, and the North Wessex Downs close enough to lend a downland backdrop.
The area has an estate feel thanks to historic houses such as Padworth House and Padworth Park, and its roots are agricultural even if many residents now commute to larger towns. Community life is quiet and parish-centred, with footpaths, local clubs and conservation-minded land use reflecting a strong countryside character rather than town-style amenities.
Postcode districts covering Padworth
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Slough 23.6 miles38 km
- High Wycombe 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Basingstoke 9 miles14.4 km
- Woking 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Bracknell 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Maidenhead 18.8 miles30.3 km
- Aldershot 18.4 miles29.7 km
- Farnborough 16.6 miles26.6 km
- Winchester 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Andover 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Wokingham 11.6 miles18.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Ufton Nervet Parish 1 mile1.7 km
- Aldermaston Wharf Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Old Warren Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Sulhamstead Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Aldermaston Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Mortimer West End Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Beenham Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Mortimer Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Burghfield Common Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Wasing Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Woolhampton Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Tadley Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
Example postcodes in Padworth
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 28.9 miles46.5 km
- Southampton Airport 32.3 miles51.9 km
- Aldermaston Railway Station 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Midgham Railway Station 2.7 miles4.4 km
Hotels near Padworth Ad
- Holiday Inn Reading West 4 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Roselawn Hotel 3.3 miles5.3 km
- The Royal Oak, Yattendon 4 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Voco Reading 4 6 miles9.7 km
- The New Inn 7.8 miles12.6 km
- George & Dragon Country House Hotel 4 5.7 miles9.1 km
- De Vere Wokefield Estate 4 3.7 miles5.9 km
- The Wellington Arms 4 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Mercure Newbury West Grange Hotel 4 4.5 miles7.2 km
- The Mill House 3 6.4 miles10.4 km
Local points of interest
- Aldermaston Court Estate 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Sulhampstead House Estate 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Mortimer House Estate 4 miles6.4 km
- The Vyne Historic site 6 miles9.7 km
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 8 miles12.8 km
- University of Reading University 8.1 miles13 km
- Milestones Museum 8.7 miles14 km
- Oakley Hall Estate 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Crowsley Park Estate 11.2 miles18 km
- Dogmersfield House Estate 13.5 miles21.8 km