Reading
Population 213 474 in city and 11 850 000 in metro Area 40.40 km² (15.60 mi²) Altitude 49 m (161 ft)		Find a building : Buildings in Reading Get information and see photos on structures and buildings in Reading. Companies in Reading See what companies and persons are located in Reading. Images in Reading View pictures of this city’s buildings, sights, and the skyline.

About

Reading Reading is a large town in Berkshire, to the west of London. It takes its name either from the Saxon for "(Place of) Readda's People", or the Celtic Rhydd-Inge,, which means "Ford over the River".

Reading was where the oldest recorded British song, "Sumer is icumen in", was written, but its major claim to fame was as one of the great pilgrimage centres of medieval England. It had been given the Hand of St. James by King Henry I and the Head of St. Philip by King John. Reading Abbey was founded in 1121.

Today, the town boasts many fine historic buildings including several magnificent churches, but is also known as a commercial centre, with a number of high-rise buildings built and planned.

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