Calcot, Berkshire
| Calcot | |
| Berkshire | |
|---|---|
 Calcot Park House | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU660718 |
| Location: | 51°26’29"N, 1°2’58"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 9,093 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Berkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Reading West |
Calcot, or Calcot Row, is a Berkshire village which has become a suburb in the west of Reading, although not part of its civic area. Calcot stands along the A4 Bath Road between the old hamlet of Horncastle and Junction 12 of the M4 motorway. Another suburb, Tilehurst, lies to the north and in the hills above Calcot, while the village of Theale lies to the west across the motorway. The recent housing estates of Beansheaf Farm and Fords Farm lie to the south, and may be considered part of Calcot.
Places of interest
Calcot Park is a large country house and estate, to the north east of Calcot. Over the years the estate has been the home to Sir Peter Vanlore, Frances Kendrick, and to John Blagrave (1713-1787; a relative of the mathematician John Blagrave who built the present house in 1759). Today the house has been converted into apartments and grounds have become a golf course.[1]
Calcot Mill is a former watermill situated on the Holy Brook to the south of Calcot. On the site of a mill originally owned by Reading Abbey, the current mill has been converted into apartments.
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