Pangbourne
Ward in West Berkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.469, -1.098 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 62 74 |
| Dialling code: | 0118 (Reading) |
The ward of Pangbourne sits on the north bank of the River Thames at the mouth of the River Pang in West Berkshire, England. Its riverside setting, towpaths and the nearby Pangbourne Meadows give it a strong outdoors and waterside character, while a local rail station on the Great Western line provides regular links to Reading and London Paddington, making it popular with commuters.
Locally there’s a mix of historic buildings, riverside pubs and small independent shops, plus the notable independent school Pangbourne College with its nautical heritage. The community is active with recreational boating, walking on the Thames Path and seasonal events, and the village’s river atmosphere has often been linked in popular imagination to Kenneth Grahame’s Wind in the Willows, which adds a modest literary charm to its social and tourist appeal.
Postcode districts covering Pangbourne
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Slough 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Oxford 20.7 miles33.3 km
- High Wycombe 18.6 miles30 km
- Basingstoke 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Woking 24.8 miles40 km
- Bracknell 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Maidenhead 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Aldershot 21.2 miles34.2 km
- Farnborough 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Andover 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Wokingham 11.8 miles19 km
Neighbouring places
- Tidmarsh Built-up area 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Pangbourne Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Sulham Parish 1.2 miles2 km
- Whitchurch-on-Thames Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Bradfield Built-up area 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Tilehurst & Purley Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Purley on Thames Parish 2 miles3.1 km
- Englefield Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Upper Basildon Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Basildon Parish 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Tilehurst Parish 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Tilehurst Birch Copse Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
Example postcodes in Pangbourne
RG8 7ND, RG8 8EY, RG8 7AY, RG8 7AE, RG8 7AG, RG8 8DA, RG8 7BY, RG8 7NL, RG8 7JN … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 27.6 miles44.4 km
- Southampton Airport 37.5 miles60.4 km
- Pangbourne Railway Station 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Theale Railway Station 2.6 miles4.3 km
Hotels in Pangbourne Ad
Schools in Pangbourne
- Pangbourne College Independent - secondary
- Pangbourne Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sulhampstead House Estate 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Aldermaston Court Estate 6.3 miles10.1 km
- University of Reading University 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Crowsley Park Estate 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Mortimer House Estate 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Swyncombe House Estate 10 miles16.1 km
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 10.1 miles16.3 km
- The Vyne Historic site 11.2 miles18 km
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 11.8 miles19.1 km
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 12.4 miles20 km