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Tilehurst, Reading
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Because of this high ground, the main roads and railway lines of the area by-pass Tilehurst, with the Bath Road (A4) and railway line to the West Country in the valley to the south, and the Oxford Road (A329) and Great Western Main Line to Bristol, South Wales and the Midlands in the valley to the north.
The Tilehurst Water Tower, situated centrally within the area, is a prominent landmark when approaching Reading from the west along the M4 motorway.
The eastern part of Tilehurst (sometimes referred to as Tilehurst Within) is in the Borough of Reading, forming the Tilehurst, Kentwood and Norcot wards of that borough. All local government responsibility for this part of Tilehurst lies with the borough council.
The western part of Tilehurst (sometimes referred to as Tilehurst Without) forms part of the civil parish of Tilehurst, which has an elected parish council. This part of Tilehurst falls within the area of the unitary authority of West Berkshire, forming the Birch Copse and Westwood wards of that district. The civil parish of Tilehurst also includes that part of the adjacent suburb of Calcot that lies to the north of the A4 Bath Road, but this area falls within the Calcot ward of West Berkshire. Both the parish council and the unitary authority are responsible for different aspects of local government.
All of Tilehurst falls within the Reading West constituency of the UK Parliament and the South East England constituency of the European Parliament.
The three Reading Borough wards making up Tilehurst Within have an area of 6.3 square kilometres and a total population of 29,329 living in 11,723 dwellings. The two West Berkshire wards of Birch Copse and Westwood have an area of 4.17 km² and a total population of 11,020 living in 4091 dwellings. Tilehurst as whole thus has an area of 10.47 km² and a population of 40,349 living in 15,814 dwellings.
The ancient parish of Tilehurst also included Theale.
The manor house of Tilehurst is at Calcot Park within the ancient parish. It was, for many years, the home of the Blagrave family, whose members include the mathematician, John Blagrave, and the regicide, Daniel Blagrave. In March 1894 JH Blagrave sold an area of land to the Church wardens and overseers of the parish of Tilehurst. This land later became known as the Blagrave Recreation Park (or the Rec). It was agreed that the land was there for the children of the area to use. Since then, it has been used by people of all ages, from various backgrounds. In March 1898 Tilehurst Parish Council were appointed as trustees being replaced by the forerunner of Reading Borough Council in February 1914.
William Lloyd, the late 17th century bishop of St Asaph, Lichfield and Coventry, and Worcester was born in Tilehurst in 1627.
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