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Theale
Sign in to saveTheale () is a village and civil parish in West Berkshire, England. It is southwest of Reading and 10 miles (16 km) east of Thatcham. The compact parish is bounded to the south and south-east by the Kennet & Avon Canal (which here incorporates the River Kennet), to the north by a golf course, to the east by the M4 motorway and to the west by the A340 road.
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.type
- Village and civil parish
- UK place.official_name
- Theale
- UK place.static_image_name
- High Street, Theale, Berkshire.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Theale High Street
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SU641713
- UK place.civil_parish
- Theale
- UK place.population
- 2,835
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census)
- UK place.area_total_sq_mi
- 3.64
- UK place.unitary_england
- West Berkshire
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- West Berkshire
- Population
- +2835
- Area
- +3.64
- Image
- High Street, Theale, Berkshire.jpg
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- Thomas Nast
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Article
38 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- History
- Romans
- Middle Ages
- Civil War
- Road transport
- Canal
- Railway
- Airfield
- Motorway
- Governance
- Geography
- Topography
- Geology
- Layout and fabric
- Economy
- Pubs
- Blatch's Theale Brewery
- Pincents Kiln
- Gravel
- Theale Motor Company
- Business Parks
- Transport
- Railway
- Buses
- Motoring
- Canal
- Education
- Places of worship
- Medieval Chapel of Ease
- New Chapel of Ease
- Holy Trinity Church
- St Luke's Church
- Nonconformity
- Sport and recreation
- Demography
- References
- Sources
Theale () is a village and civil parish in West Berkshire, England. It is southwest of Reading and 10 miles (16 km) east of Thatcham. The compact parish is bounded to the south and south-east by the Kennet & Avon Canal (which here incorporates the River Kennet), to the north by a golf course, to the east by the M4 motorway and to the west by the A340 road.
==Toponymy== The name is thought to come from the Old English þelu meaning planks. As with the village of Theale in Somerset, this probably refers to planks used to create causeways on marshes or flood plains. A local legend suggests the name Theale refers to the village's coaching inns, and its position as the first staging post on the Bath Road out of Reading – literally calling the village The ale.