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 miles
- Slough 22 miles
- Oxford 24.8 miles
- High Wycombe 21 miles
- Basingstoke 10.1 miles
- Woking 22.9 miles
- Bracknell 14.3 miles
- Maidenhead 17.1 miles
- Aldershot 18.1 miles
- Farnborough 16 miles
- Andover 21.9 miles
- Wokingham 10.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Ufton Nervet Parish 0.7 miles
- Burghfield Common Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Padworth Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Burghfield Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Theale Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Aldermaston Wharf Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Englefield Parish 2.1 miles
- Wokefield Parish 2.2 miles
- Mortimer Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Grazeley Green Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Burghfield & Mortimer Ward 2.5 miles
- Mortimer West End Parish 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Sulhamstead
RG7 3LG, RG7 4DR, RG7 3BW, RG7 3JR, RG7 4BJ, RG7 3FE, RG7 5HL, RG7 3QT, RG7 4DB … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 27.4 miles
- Southampton Airport 33.8 miles
- Theale Railway Station 1.7 miles
- Aldermaston Railway Station 2.2 miles
Hotels near Sulhamstead Ad
- Holiday Inn Reading West 4 1.9 miles
- Roselawn Hotel 1.9 miles
- Voco Reading 4 4.5 miles
- De Vere Wokefield Estate 4 2.9 miles
- Hilton Reading Hotel 4 4.9 miles
- The New Inn 7.5 miles
- The Royal Oak, Yattendon 4 6.5 miles
- The Market House 6 miles
- The Mill House 3 5.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Reading South M4 Jct11 4 5 miles
Local points of interest
- Sulhampstead House Estate 1 mile
- Aldermaston Court Estate 3.3 miles
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 3.3 miles
- Mortimer House Estate 3.7 miles
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 4.6 miles
- University of Reading University 6.5 miles
- The Vyne Historic site 7.1 miles
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 9.3 miles
- Crowsley Park Estate 9.4 miles
- Milestones Museum 9.9 miles
- Oakley Hall Estate 12.1 miles
- Dogmersfield House Estate 13.6 miles