Fords Farm Explained

Official Name:Fords Farm
Static Image Name:Pub and church, Ford's Farm - geograph.org.uk - 1189052.jpg
Static Image Caption:Pub and church in Fords Farm
Os Grid Reference:SU678717
Coordinates:51.4405°N -1.0251°W
Unitary England:West Berkshire
Lieutenancy England:Berkshire
Region:South East England
Country:England
Post Town:Reading
Postcode Area:RG
Postcode District:RG31
Dial Code:0118
Constituency Westminster:Reading West

Fords Farm in West Berkshire is a suburb of Reading in the English county of Berkshire.

Location

Fords Farm is a housing estate between Beansheaf Farm and Calcot Place at Calcot in the civil parish of Holybrook in West Berkshire.[1] It is close to the border with the town and borough of Reading.[2] Fords Farm lies south of the Bath Road.

History

From 1894, Fords Farm was in the civil parish of Theale. Before that it was in the parish of Tilehurst. The historic Calcot Mill is on the Holy Brook at Fords Farm in an area previously known as Calcot Green.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ford, David Nash. 2020. Mid-Berkshire Town and Village Histories. Wokingham. Nash Ford Publishing. 67–70. 9781905191024.
  2. Web site: Doyle . Dave . 2021-07-18 . The lost pubs of Reading and what they've become . 2024-02-09 . Berkshire Live . en.