Sulhamstead
Parish in West Berkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.409, -1.086 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 63 68 |
| Dialling code: | 0118 (Reading) |
Sulhamstead is a largely rural civil parish in West Berkshire, England, sitting on the green fringe between Reading and Newbury. The parish includes the twin villages of Sulhamstead Abbots and Sulhamstead Bannister, set among farmland, small copses and rolling chalk downland with the Kennet Valley close by; its nearness to the M4 and Reading gives residents ready commuting options while preserving a quiet, village character.
Historically the area has medieval roots and features a number of listed houses and estate landscapes that reflect its agricultural and landed past; some larger properties acquired military or institutional roles in the 20th century. Today the local economy is a blend of farming, estate activity and commuters, and community life centres on parish events, village groups and efforts to conserve the local countryside and historic buildings.
Postcode districts covering Sulhamstead
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Slough 22 miles35.4 km
- Oxford 24.8 miles39.8 km
- High Wycombe 21 miles33.8 km
- Basingstoke 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Woking 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Bracknell 14.3 miles23 km
- Maidenhead 17.1 miles27.6 km
- Aldershot 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Farnborough 16 miles25.7 km
- Andover 21.9 miles35.3 km
- Wokingham 10.4 miles16.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Ufton Nervet Parish 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Burghfield Common Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Padworth Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Burghfield Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Theale Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Aldermaston Wharf Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Englefield Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Wokefield Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Mortimer Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Grazeley Green Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Burghfield & Mortimer Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Mortimer West End Parish 2.8 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Sulhamstead
RG7 4DR, RG7 4BL, RG7 3JP, RG7 4DP, RG7 3QT, RG7 3QE, RG7 4DA, RG7 3LE, RG7 4EF … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 27.4 miles44.2 km
- Southampton Airport 33.8 miles54.4 km
- Theale Railway Station 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Aldermaston Railway Station 2.2 miles3.6 km
Hotels near Sulhamstead Ad
- Holiday Inn Reading West 4 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Roselawn Hotel 1.9 miles3 km
- Voco Reading 4 4.5 miles7.2 km
- De Vere Wokefield Estate 4 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Hilton Reading Hotel 4 4.9 miles7.9 km
- The New Inn 7.5 miles12.1 km
- The Royal Oak, Yattendon 4 6.5 miles10.5 km
- The Mill House 3 5.5 miles8.8 km
- The Market House 6 miles9.6 km
- Holiday Inn Reading South M4 Jct11 4 5 miles8.1 km
Local points of interest
- Sulhampstead House Estate 1 mile1.6 km
- Aldermaston Court Estate 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Mortimer House Estate 3.7 miles6 km
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 4.6 miles7.3 km
- University of Reading University 6.5 miles10.4 km
- The Vyne Historic site 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Crowsley Park Estate 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Milestones Museum 9.9 miles16 km
- Oakley Hall Estate 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Dogmersfield House Estate 13.6 miles21.9 km