Arborfield Cross is a village

Village

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 in the English

England

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 county of Berkshire

Berkshire

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. The village is situated at a cross-roads (now roundabout) on the A327 road some 3 miles south-east of the large town of Reading

Reading, Berkshire

Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....

, 3 miles west of the smaller town of Wokingham

Wokingham

Wokingham is a market town and civil parish in Berkshire in South East England about west of central London. It is about east-southeast of Reading and west of Bracknell. It spans an area of and, according to the 2001 census, has a population of 30,403...

, and half a mile to the east of the smaller village of Arborfield

Arborfield

Arborfield is a village in Berkshire about south-east of Reading, about west of Wokingham, and about west of the sister village of Arborfield Cross The village is on the A327 road linking Reading...

. Recently, both Arborfield and Arborfield Cross have become collectively known as Arborfield, there are no signs marking the boundary of Arborfield Cross. There is a mixture of housing, ranging from beautiful 15th century cottages through to modern housing.The local public house is the Swan which is the centre of village community life. And The Bull Inn. There is a village stores and a garage where drivers can get their cars washed.

One Saturday in the summer there has been, until 2010 a charity gig in the park: Rock in the Rec.

The village is within the civil parish

Civil parish

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 of Arborfield and Newland

Arborfield and Newland

Arborfield and Newland is a civil parish in the Wokingham district of Berkshire, England. It had a population of 2,228 according to the 2001 census. It includes Arborfield, Arborfield Cross and part of Arborfield Garrison.-External links:*...

, which is in turn within the unitary authority

Unitary authority

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 of Wokingham

Wokingham (district)

Wokingham is a local government district in Berkshire, United Kingdom. It is named after its main town, Wokingham. Other places in the district include Arborfield, Barkham, Charvil, Earley, Finchampstead, Hurst, Sonning, Remenham, Ruscombe, Shinfield, Twyford, Wargrave, Three Mile Cross, Winnersh,...

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