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Reading
Summary
Reading is a county town[1]. Reading draws 15,196 Wikipedia views per month (county_town category, ranking #4 of 22).[2]
Key Facts
- Reading is located in Reading[3].
- Reading is located in West Berkshire[4].
- Reading is located in Wokingham[5].
- Reading is in the country of United Kingdom[6].
- Reading is on the body of water River Thames[7].
- Reading is on the body of water River Kennet[8].
- Reading's instance of is recorded as county town[9].
- Reading's instance of is recorded as town of the United Kingdom[10].
- Reading's official language is recorded as English[11].
- Reading's twinned administrative body is recorded as Clonmel[12].
- Reading's twinned administrative body is recorded as Düsseldorf[13].
- Reading's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Francisco Libre[14].
- Reading's postal code is recorded as RG[15].
- Reading's Commons category is recorded as Reading, Berkshire[16].
- Reading's local dialing code is recorded as 0118[17].
- 871 marks the founding of Reading[18].
- Reading's highest point is recorded as Tilehurst Water Tower[19].
- Reading's OS grid reference is recorded as SU714732[20].
- Reading's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 51.454166666667, 'longitude': -0.97305555555556}[21].
- Reading's significant event is recorded as Battle of Reading[22].
- Reading's significant event is recorded as Q141346679[23].
- Reading's significant event is recorded as Q141368570[24].
- Reading's significant event is recorded as Siege of Reading[25].
- Reading's significant event is recorded as Battle of Reading[26].
- Reading's official website is recorded as https://www.reading.gov.uk/[27].
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Founding
871 marks the founding of Reading[18].
Identity
Reading's official name is recorded as Reading[28].
Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Reading include Reading[29], a city of Pennsylvania[30], in United States[31], founded in 1748[32] and Reading railway station[33], a railway station[34], in United Kingdom[35].
Why It Matters
Reading draws 15,196 Wikipedia views per month (county_town category, ranking #4 of 22).[2] Reading has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Reading is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for Reading include Reading[29], a city of Pennsylvania[30], in United States[31], founded in 1748[32] and Reading railway station[33], a railway station[34], in United Kingdom[35].