Spencers Wood is a village in the borough of Wokingham, in Berkshire, situated just a short distance from both Wokingham town centre and the larger commercial centre of Reading. Set among patches of farmland and small wooded areas, it benefits from good road links to surrounding towns and so is popular with commuters; the village itself has a modest high street, a primary school, a village hall and recreational facilities.
Once a scattering of farms and common land that expanded in the 19th and 20th centuries, Spencers Wood retains a definite village feel and an active community life, with local clubs, sports teams and annual events keeping things sociable. Although many residents work in nearby towns, the area’s mix of older cottages and later suburban housing gives it a semi-rural character valued by families and older locals alike.
Postcode districts covering Spencers Wood
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Slough 17.8 miles28.6 km
- High Wycombe 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Basingstoke 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Woking 17.7 miles28.4 km
- Bracknell 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Guildford 20 miles32.2 km
- Maidenhead 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Aldershot 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Farnborough 11.2 miles18 km
- Staines-upon-Thames 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Wokingham 5.2 miles8.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Spencers Wood & Swallowfield Ward 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Three Mile Cross Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Swallowfield Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Shinfield Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Beech Hill Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Riseley Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Whitley Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Arborfield Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Farley Hill Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Church Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Arborfield Cross Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Arborfield and Newland Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
Example postcodes in Spencers Wood
RG7 1NL, RG7 1ER, RG7 1HN, RG7 1SR, RG7 1PJ, RG7 1ZE, RG7 1BT, RG7 1JD, RG7 1EF … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Southampton Airport 35 miles56.3 km
- Mortimer Railway Station 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Earley Railway Station 3.9 miles6.3 km
Hotels near Spencers Wood Ad
- The Mill House 3 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Voco Reading 4 2.1 miles3.4 km
- The New Inn 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Hilton Reading Hotel 4 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Holiday Inn Reading South M4 Jct11 4 1.9 miles3 km
- The Wellington Arms 4 4.2 miles6.7 km
- The Market House 4.3 miles6.8 km
- Roselawn Hotel 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Pentahotel Reading 4 4.3 miles6.8 km
- De Vere Wokefield Estate 4 2.8 miles4.5 km
Schools in Spencers Wood
- Lambs Lane Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 2.1 miles3.4 km
- University of Reading University 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Mortimer House Estate 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 4 miles6.5 km
- Sulhampstead House Estate 4.6 miles7.3 km
- Aldermaston Court Estate 7.9 miles12.7 km
- The Vyne Historic site 8 miles12.9 km
- Crowsley Park Estate 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Dogmersfield House Estate 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Milestones Museum 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 12 miles19.3 km
- Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Museum Museum 12 miles19.4 km