Theale
Built-up area in West Berkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.437, -1.076 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 64 71 |
| Population: | 2,833 |
| Dialling code: | 0118 (Reading) |
Theale is a large village and civil parish in West Berkshire, England, sitting on the north bank of the Kennet and alongside the Kennet and Avon Canal about four miles west of Reading. Its riverside setting and location just off the A4 and close to the M4 give it a slightly suburban, commuter feel while still occupying a distinct riverside landscape.
Historically Theale grew around the canal and later the railway, and today combines a strong local community with pockets of industry and business parks plus retail and logistics that serve the wider area; the village is served by Theale railway station with local trains to Reading and Newbury. It’s also noted for nearby former gravel pits and treatment lagoons – often called the Theale Lagoons – which have become important nature spots for birdwatchers and add an unexpectedly wild edge to village life, even as many residents commute into London and the Thames Valley.
Postcode districts covering Theale
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Slough 21 miles33.8 km
- Oxford 23.1 miles37.2 km
- High Wycombe 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Basingstoke 12 miles19.3 km
- Woking 23.1 miles37.1 km
- Bracknell 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Maidenhead 16 miles25.8 km
- Aldershot 19 miles30.6 km
- Farnborough 16.7 miles26.8 km
- Staines-upon-Thames 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Andover 23.4 miles37.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Englefield Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Holybrook Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Tilehurst Birch Copse Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Tilehurst South & Holybrook Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Sulham Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Burghfield Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Sulhamstead Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Tilehurst Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Tidmarsh Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Ufton Nervet Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Tilehurst & Purley Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Bradfield Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
Example postcodes in Theale
RG7 5AL, RG7 5QR, RG7 5FJ, RG7 5FH, RG7 5HB, RG7 5DA, RG7 5FP, RG7 5DX, RG7 5AY … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 26.8 miles43.1 km
- Southampton Airport 35.7 miles57.5 km
- Theale Railway Station 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Tilehurst Railway Station 3.1 miles5 km
Hotels near Theale Ad
- Voco Reading 4 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Roselawn Hotel 2.5 miles4 km
- Holiday Inn Reading West 4 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Hilton Reading Hotel 4 4.3 miles6.9 km
- The Market House 4.8 miles7.7 km
- The Royal Oak, Yattendon 4 6 miles9.6 km
- Pentahotel Reading 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Malmaison Reading 4 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Holiday Inn Reading South M4 Jct11 4 4.7 miles7.5 km
- The Roseate Reading 5 4.9 miles7.8 km
Local points of interest
- Sulhampstead House Estate 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Aldermaston Court Estate 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 5 miles8 km
- Mortimer House Estate 5.2 miles8.3 km
- University of Reading University 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Crowsley Park Estate 7.7 miles12.5 km
- The Vyne Historic site 9 miles14.5 km
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Swyncombe House Estate 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Milestones Museum 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 12.8 miles20.6 km