Shinfield is a village and civil parish in the borough of Wokingham in Berkshire, lying a few miles south of Reading and close to the M4 corridor. Historically an agricultural area, it now functions largely as a residential and commuter community for the Thames Valley, while retaining pockets of farmland, meadows and the floodplain of the River Loddon.
The village mixes a traditional core of older buildings and parish amenities with newer housing developments and local business activity; there are active community groups, schools, pubs and sports clubs. Its combination of green spaces, local history and good transport links gives it a blend of rural character and modern convenience.
Postcode districts covering Shinfield
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 2.9 miles
- Slough 17.4 miles
- High Wycombe 18 miles
- Basingstoke 11.4 miles
- Woking 18 miles
- Bracknell 9.2 miles
- Guildford 20.6 miles
- Maidenhead 12.9 miles
- Aldershot 14.4 miles
- Farnborough 11.8 miles
- Staines-upon-Thames 20.2 miles
- Wokingham 5.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Three Mile Cross Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Spencers Wood Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Shinfield Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Spencers Wood & Swallowfield Ward 1.2 miles
- Whitley Ward 1.2 miles
- Church Ward 1.8 miles
- Swallowfield Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Arborfield Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Beech Hill Parish 2.3 miles
- Hillside Ward 2.5 miles
- Katesgrove Ward 2.5 miles
- Grazeley Green Built-up area 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Shinfield
RG2 9RD, RG7 1JD, RG7 1BZ, RG2 9AW, RG7 1AP, RG7 1GB, RG7 1PJ, RG2 9EW, RG7 1DR … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 22.5 miles
- Southampton Airport 35.8 miles
- Earley Railway Station 3.2 miles
- Reading West Railway Station 3.4 miles
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Schools in Shinfield
- Crosfields School Independent - all ages
- Grazeley C of E Primary School Primary
- Lambs Lane Primary School Primary
- Shinfield Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Shinfield St Mary's C of E Junior School Primary
- The Vine Christian School Independent - all ages
Local points of interest
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 1.2 miles
- University of Reading University 2.6 miles
- Mortimer House Estate 3.9 miles
- Sulhampstead House Estate 4.3 miles
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 4.5 miles
- Crowsley Park Estate 7.6 miles
- Aldermaston Court Estate 8 miles
- The Vyne Historic site 8.7 miles
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 11.2 miles
- Dogmersfield House Estate 11.3 miles
- Milestones Museum 11.5 miles
- Ascot Racecourse Recreation 12.5 miles