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biscuit factory) in London street. By 1846 he opened the King's Road Factory, which led to a dramatic increase in the number of employees needed over the following decades. The terraced houses of New Town, Reading were built from the 1870s and its proximity to the factory made it a popular place for
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The area is socially, ethnically and religiously diverse. It is home to St Johns and St Stephen's Church of England and primary school, Wycliffe Baptist church, Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara and several small Islamic centres. It has an active community both environmentally (being home to Reading's
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At its western edge close to the town centre is the Financial Services company The Prudential where the residential options are modern large apartments and The Orts road Council estate. The area is the eastern boundary of
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is known as Kennetmouth and is a popular area for recreation. One landmark is the historic Horseshoe Bridge which was formerly used by barge horses but is now a footbridge.
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and Sutton's Seeds and they feature the distinctive polychromatic brickwork where one of the best kept examples is School Terrace and the Victorian Newtown Primary School.
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Local schools include New Town Primary School and St John's Primary. Both are in the area of Newtown. The closest comprehensive secondary schools are Maiden Erlegh in
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In 1875 George Palmer gave 14 acres of King's Meadows, beside the River Thames and in 1889 an additional 49 acres of land, which is now known as Palmer Park.
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with Wokingham District Council. Residentially, it is composed, at the eastern end, of terraced houses which were originally built for the employees of
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has adopted a small area of land at Kennetmouth and has erected a seat, an interpretation board and a
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first Green party Councillor and for families with the local children's centre.
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In 1822, Joseph Huntley started his first bakery (later to become the
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depicting the meeting of the rivers. The other, an early
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Newtown is located in Berkshire
Berkshire
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SU731733
Unitary authority
Reading
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Berkshire
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South East
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England
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Reading
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RG1 3
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