Fords Farm

Fords Farm
Pub and church in Fords Farm
Fords Farm Location within Berkshire
OS grid reference	SU678717
Unitary authority	West Berkshire
Ceremonial county	Berkshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Reading
Postcode district	RG31
Dialling code	0118
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Royal Berkshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Reading West
List of places UK England Berkshire 51°26′26″N1°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. ^[1] It is close to the border with the town and borough of Reading. ^[2] Fords Farm lies south of the Bath Road.

History

From 1894, Fords Farm was in the civil parish of Theale. ^[1] Before that it was in the parish of Tilehurst. ^[1] The historic Calcot Mill is on the Holy Brook at Fords Farm in an area previously known as Calcot Green. ^[1]

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.

External links

Media related to Fords Farm at Wikimedia Commons