Coley, Berkshire
| Coley | |
| Berkshire | |
|---|---|
 Wolseley Street and Coley Primary School | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU709728 |
| Location: | 51°26’58"N, -0°58’43"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Reading |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Reading |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Reading West |
Coley is an inner-town district near the centre of Reading in Berkshire.
The village has no formal boundaries, but the historically the name referred to the area roughly bounded by Castle Street, Castle Hill and the Bath Road to the north, Berkeley Avenue to the south and west, and the River Kennet and Bridge Street to the east. Coley is bordered to its south and west by the much more recent suburb of Coley Park, to its north by West Reading, and to its east by Katesgrove and the Inner Distribution Road.
Coley is divided between two Church of England parishes; those of All Saints Church and of St Giles' Church, although neither church is within Coley.[1][2]
The Berkshire Record Office stands in Coley Avenue near to the junction with A4 Bath Road.
Coley formerly had a railway goods yard served by the Coley Branch Line. [3] [4] [5] [6]
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References
- ↑ "All Saints, Reading". Church of England - A Church Near You. http://www.acny.org.uk/parishmap.php?x=-0.9892416000366211&y=51.451305849598164. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ↑ "S Giles, Reading". Church of England - A Church Near You. http://www.acny.org.uk/parishmap.php?x=-0.9791135787963867&y=51.44865812038599. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ↑ "Coley Park & Beyond - Rambling along the Coley branch line". http://www.coleypark.com/cp_rambling.htm. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ↑ "70K Coley Park". 12 June 2000. http://www.bnhmrs.hampshire.org.uk/coley/coley_his.html. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ↑ John Copsey, Chris Turner (Spring 2010). "Reading Central Goods Depot (Coley Branch)". Great Western Railway Journal 10 (74): 84–117. http://www.gwrjournal.com/index.php?s=branch+lines&t=tags&o=issue&page=8. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ↑ Matthews, Rupert (2006). Lost Railways of Berkshire. Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN 1-85306-990-6. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=msykAAAACAAJ&dq=lost+railways+of+berkshire&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0RwHT9e3MM2BhQeOuK2-CQ&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAA.