Purley on Thames
Parish in West Berkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.48, -1.056 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 65 76 |
| Dialling code: | 0118 (Reading) |
Purley on Thames is a small civil parish in West Berkshire on the north bank of the River Thames, a few miles west of Reading and east of Pangbourne. The area combines riverside meadows and floodplain with suburban housing, offering a tranquil, semi‑rural feel popular with walkers and smallcraft users.
The community is active, with village halls, schools and sports clubs and a largely commuter population who work in Reading or travel into London, yet the parish retains a visible riverside heritage and pockets of older architecture; local green spaces and conservation-minded residents help preserve its village character amidst regional development pressures.
Postcode districts covering Purley on Thames
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Slough 19.6 miles31.5 km
- Oxford 20.6 miles33.2 km
- High Wycombe 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Basingstoke 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Woking 23.6 miles38 km
- Bracknell 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Maidenhead 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Aldershot 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Farnborough 18 miles29 km
- Staines-upon-Thames 24.2 miles39 km
- Wokingham 10.6 miles17 km
Neighbouring places
- Tilehurst & Purley Ward 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Kentwood Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Whitchurch-on-Thames Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Tilehurst Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Tidmarsh Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Sulham Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Kidmore End & Whitchurch Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Pangbourne Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Mapledurham Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Tilehurst Birch Copse Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Whitchurch Hill Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Goring Heath Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
Example postcodes in Purley on Thames
RG31 6UR, RG8 8DH, RG8 8BY, RG31 6YE, RG8 8AU, RG8 8BS, RG8 8DW, RG8 8EN, RG8 8BE … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 25.8 miles41.5 km
- Southampton Airport 38.8 miles62.5 km
- Tilehurst Railway Station 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Pangbourne Railway Station 1.5 miles2.4 km
Hotels near Purley on Thames Ad
- The Market House 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Pentahotel Reading 4 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Voco Reading 4 5 miles8.1 km
- Malmaison Reading 4 3.9 miles6.3 km
- The Swan at Streatley 4 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Hilton Reading Hotel 4 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Elephant Hotel 3 1.4 miles2.2 km
- The Roseate Reading 5 4.1 miles6.7 km
- The Royal Oak, Yattendon 4 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Ferrymans Cottage 6.1 miles9.8 km
Schools in Purley on Thames
- Long Lane Primary School Primary
- Purley C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sulhampstead House Estate 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Crowsley Park Estate 5.2 miles8.4 km
- University of Reading University 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Aldermaston Court Estate 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Mortimer House Estate 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Swyncombe House Estate 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 12.1 miles19.4 km
- The Vyne Historic site 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 12.3 miles19.8 km