Bradfield, Berkshire

For other uses, see Bradfield (disambiguation).

Bradfield
The River Pang in Bradfield village
Bradfield  Bradfield shown within Berkshire
Area	16.67 km2 (6.44 sq mi)
Population	2,177 (2011 census)
– density	131/km2 (340/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SU6073
Civil parish	Bradfield
Unitary authority	West Berkshire
Ceremonial county	Berkshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	READING
Postcode district	RG7
Dialling code	0118
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Royal Berkshire
Ambulance	South Central
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Newbury
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Bradfield is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England. Aside from farms and a smaller amount of woodland its main settlements are Bradfield Southend, its medieval-founded nucleus and the hamlet of Tutts Clump.

Bradfield village is the home of the public school Bradfield College, whilst Bradfield Southend is well-known locally for the display of outdoor Christmas lights put on by many residents.

Location

Bradfield's traditional centre is on the mid-flood plain of the River Pang centred 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Reading, where the Theale to Compton road crosses the river. Bradfield Southend is centred about a mile to the south west on the gentle escarpment between the Pang and the Kennet. Other villages and hamlets in the parish include Southend, Tutts Clumps and Rotten Row. There is a complex of ponds in the vicinity of the latter containing very good examples of artesian aquifers. Best known of these is 'The Blue Pool' which has delighted generations of children. In recent years, the current owners have had to deny access to the site due to minor fluctuating levels of pollution. Plans for better access have not yet come to fruition.

Landmarks

Bradfield's war memorial is the last work of George Blackall Simmonds, which commemorates the deaths in the First World War of those of the 2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers, including his son.

Local area

Position: grid reference SU605726 (Bradfield), SU596706 (Bradfield Southend) (centres)

Nearest town/city: Reading

Nearby villages: Theale, Stanford Dingley, Englefield, Tidmarsh, Upper Basildon, Pangbourne

Demography

2011 Published Statistics: Population, home ownership

Output area	Homes owned outright	Owned with a loan	Socially rented	Privately rented	Other
Civil parish	218	203	48	116	36

Local government

Bradfield is a civil parish with an elected parish council – this makes up the second layer of local government. It falls within the area of the unitary authority of West Berkshire, the main layer of local government.

See also

• List of places in Berkshire
• List of civil parishes in England

External links

• The Blue Pool