Purley on Thames
Parish in West Berkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.48, -1.056 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 65 76 |
| Dialling code: | 0118 (Reading) |
Purley on Thames is a small civil parish in West Berkshire on the north bank of the River Thames, a few miles west of Reading and east of Pangbourne. The area combines riverside meadows and floodplain with suburban housing, offering a tranquil, semi‑rural feel popular with walkers and smallcraft users.
The community is active, with village halls, schools and sports clubs and a largely commuter population who work in Reading or travel into London, yet the parish retains a visible riverside heritage and pockets of older architecture; local green spaces and conservation-minded residents help preserve its village character amidst regional development pressures.
Postcode districts covering Purley on Thames
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 3.9 miles
- Slough 19.6 miles
- Oxford 20.6 miles
- High Wycombe 16.7 miles
- Basingstoke 15.1 miles
- Woking 23.6 miles
- Bracknell 13.8 miles
- Maidenhead 14.4 miles
- Aldershot 20.6 miles
- Farnborough 18 miles
- Staines-upon-Thames 24.2 miles
- Wokingham 10.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Tilehurst & Purley Ward 0.4 miles
- Kentwood Ward 1.5 miles
- Whitchurch-on-Thames Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Tilehurst Parish 1.6 miles
- Tidmarsh Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Sulham Parish 1.6 miles
- Kidmore End & Whitchurch Ward 1.7 miles
- Pangbourne Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Mapledurham Parish 1.9 miles
- Tilehurst Birch Copse Ward 2 miles
- Whitchurch Hill Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Goring Heath Parish 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Purley on Thames
RG8 8BX, RG8 8BN, RG8 8BJ, RG31 6YQ, RG31 6YS, RG31 6YG, RG8 8BT, RG31 6GB, RG8 8BD … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 25.8 miles
- Southampton Airport 38.8 miles
- Tilehurst Railway Station 1.3 miles
- Pangbourne Railway Station 1.5 miles
Hotels near Purley on Thames Ad
- pentahotel Reading 4 3.8 miles
- Malmaison Reading 4 3.9 miles
- The Swan, Streatley, Berkshire 4 4.8 miles
- The Elephant Hotel 3 1.4 miles
- The George Hotel 3 1.3 miles
- The Roseate Reading 5 4.2 miles
- Novotel Reading Centre Hotel 4 3.9 miles
- Ibis Reading Hotel 3 3.9 miles
- Best Western Reading Calcot Hotel 3 2.6 miles
- The New Inn - Kidmore End 4 3.3 miles
Schools in Purley on Thames
- Long Lane Primary School Primary
- Purley C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sulhampstead House Estate 4.4 miles
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 5.1 miles
- Crowsley Park Estate 5.2 miles
- University of Reading University 5.5 miles
- Aldermaston Court Estate 7.8 miles
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 7.8 miles
- Mortimer House Estate 7.9 miles
- Swyncombe House Estate 8.6 miles
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 10.5 miles
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 12.1 miles
- The Vyne Historic site 12.1 miles
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 12.3 miles