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Fords Farm is located in BerkshireFords FarmFords FarmLocation within Berkshire
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51°26′26″N 1°01′30″W / 51.440473°N 1.025119°W / 51.440473; -1.025119

Fords Farm in West Berkshire is a suburb of Reading in the English county of Berkshire.

Location

Fords Farm is a housing estate between Beansheaf Farm and Calcot Place at Calcot in the civil parish of Holybrook in West Berkshire. It is close to the border with the town and borough of Reading. Fords Farm lies south of the Bath Road.

History

From 1894, Fords Farm was in the civil parish of Theale. Before that it was in the parish of Tilehurst. The historic Calcot Mill is on the Holy Brook at Fords Farm in an area previously known as Calcot Green.

References

  1. ^ Ford, David Nash (2020). Mid-Berkshire Town and Village Histories. Wokingham: Nash Ford Publishing. pp. 67–70. ISBN 9781905191024.
  2. Doyle, Dave (18 July 2021). "The lost pubs of Reading and what they've become". Berkshire Live. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

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