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Mar 14, 2021 · Reading was first mentioned in the year 871 when the Danes captured it. They made a fort east of Reading by erecting a rampart between the Thames and the Kennet. Reading was next mentioned in 1006 when the Danes burnt it. At the time of the Domesday Book (1086), Reading had a population of about 600.
By 1525, Reading was the largest town in Berkshire, and tax returns show that Reading was the 10th largest town in England followed closely by Colchester and Leicester, based on taxable wealth. By 1611, Reading had a population of over 5000 and had grown rich on its trade in cloth, as instanced by the fortune made by local merchant John ...
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Reading Central Library is a public library in the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. History. From 1882, the main library was in Reading Town Hall. However, as early as World War I complaints were being made there was insufficient space for books and readers. It was only in 1982 that plans started being laid for a new central ...
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The new Reading Central Library will be incorporated into the Civic Offices A new library will have fewer books and less floorspace than the one it is replacing, council officials have revealed.
In 1525, Reading was the largest town in Berkshire in 1525 and by 1611, the population was over 5000 people having become prosperous from its trade in cloth. The Oracle In 1628 The Oracle was one of the earliest workhouses built in the country and its primary use was for the production of cloth.
Reading ( / ˈrɛdɪŋ / ⓘ RED-ing) [2] is a town and borough in Berkshire, England. Most of its built-up area lies within the Borough of Reading, although some outer suburbs are parts of neighbouring local authority areas. Located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the rivers Thames and Kennet, Reading is 40 miles (64 km) east of ...
Jun 30, 2012 · Berkshire Family History Society CIO. The Centre for Heritage and Family History 2nd Floor, Reading Central Library, Abbey Square, Reading, RG1 3BQ. UK ///sang.values.reach. Tel: +44 (0) 118 950 9553. Registered Charity No: 1204390
