Activities

• Reading (process)
  Reading (process)
  Reading is a complex cognitive process of decoding symbols for the intention of constructing or deriving meaning . It is a means of language acquisition, of communication, and of sharing information and ideas...
  
  , cognitive process of decoding symbols to derive meaning from text (as in reading a book or reading music)
• Reading (computer), the act of a computer extracting data from a storage medium
• Reading (legislature)
  Reading (legislature)
  A reading of a bill is a debate on the bill held before the general body of a legislature, as opposed to before a committee or other group. In the Westminster system, there are usually several readings of a bill among the stages it passes through before becoming law as an Act of Parliament...
  
  , the mechanism by which a bill is introduced to a legislature
• Divination
  Divination
  Divination is the attempt to gain insight into a question or situation by way of an occultic standardized process or ritual...
  
  , gaining insight through interpretation of omens or supernatural indicators
• Psychic reading
  Psychic reading
  A psychic reading is a specific attempt to discern information with clairvoyance and the resulting statements made during such an attempt. The term is commonly associated with paranormal-based consultation given for a fee in such settings as over the phone, in a home, or at psychic fairs...
  
  , an attempt to discern information through clairvoyance

Reading, Berkshire and associated topics

• Reading, Berkshire
  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....
  
  , England
  • Reading (HM Prison)
    Reading (HM Prison)
    HM Prison Reading, formerly known as Reading Gaol, is a prison located in Reading, Berkshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.-History:...
    
    
  • University of Reading
    University of Reading
    The University of Reading is a university in the English town of Reading, Berkshire. The University was established in 1892 as University College, Reading and received its Royal Charter in 1926. It is based on several campuses in, and around, the town of Reading.The University has a long tradition...
    
    
  • Reading and Leeds Festivals
    Reading and Leeds Festivals
    The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. The events take place simultaneously on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the August bank holiday weekend, sharing the same bill. The Reading Festival is held at Little John's Farm...
    
    
  • Reading F.C.
    Reading F.C.
    Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...
    
    , a Football League Championship team
  • Reading Town F.C.
    Reading Town F.C.
    Reading Town Football Club are a Semi-Professional English football club in the Hellenic League Premier Division, based in Reading, Berkshire.The club previously played in the Combined Counties Football League, but with the agreement of the leagues involved, swapped places with Badshot Lea in time...
    
    , a Hellenic League football team
  • Reading R.F.C.
    Reading R.F.C.
    Reading R.F.C. is an English rugby union club, which runs senior and junior sides for both men and women. The 1st XV play in South West 1 East. The club is located in the village of Sonning, on the outskirts of Reading. The 1st XV are managed by Kevin Rackley with forwards coach Ben Hughes and...
    
    , a rugby team
  • Reading School
    Reading School
    Reading School is a state-funded, selective academy school for boys in the English town of Reading. It is notable for tracing its history back to the school of Reading Abbey, making it one of the oldest schools in England. There are no tuition fees for day pupils, and boarders only pay for food and...
    
    , a grammar school
  • Reading Racers
    Reading Racers
    Reading Racers were a British motorcycle speedway team. Formed in 1968, they won four British League titles during their history...
    
    , a speedway team
  • Reading East (UK Parliament constituency) (created 1983)
  • Reading West (UK Parliament constituency)
    Reading West (UK Parliament constituency)
    Reading West is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like all such constituencies, it elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
    
     (created 1983)
  • Reading South (UK Parliament constituency)
    Reading South (UK Parliament constituency)
    Reading South was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
    
     (1950-1955 and 1974-1983)
  • Reading North (UK Parliament constituency)
    Reading North (UK Parliament constituency)
    Reading North was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
    
     (1950-1955 and 1974-1983)
  • Reading (UK Parliament constituency)
    Reading (UK Parliament constituency)
    Reading was a parliamentary borough, and later a borough constituency, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It comprised the town of Reading in the county of Berkshire....
    
     (1295-1950 and 1955-1974)
  • Reading/Wokingham Urban Area
    Reading/Wokingham Urban Area
    The Reading/Wokingham Urban Area is a name given by the Office for National Statistics to a conurbation in Berkshire, England, with a population of 369,804 , up 10.1% from the 1991 figure of 335,757...
    
    , area defined by UK Office for National Statistics
  • Reading railway station
    Reading railway station
    Reading railway station is a major rail transport hub in the English town of Reading. It is situated on the northern edge of the town centre, close to the main retail and commercial areas, and also the River Thames...
    
    , a principal railway station serving Reading, Berkshire
  • Reading West railway station
    Reading West railway station
    Reading West is a railway station in Reading in England. It is in West Reading, west of the town centre, about from the main retail and commercial areas. The station is served by local services operated by First Great Western.-History:...
    
    , a local railway station serving Reading, Berkshire
  • Reading Southern railway station
    Reading Southern railway station
    Reading Southern railway station was the western terminus of the South Eastern Railway's route from . It was also used by London and South Western Railway services from London Waterloo....
    
    , a former railway station serving Reading, Berkshire
  • Battle of Reading (871)
    Battle of Reading (871)
    The first Battle of Reading was a battle on 4 January 871 at Reading in what is now the English county of Berkshire. It was one of a series of battles, with honours to both sides, that took place following an invasion of the then kingdom of Wessex by an army of Danes led by Bagsecg and Halfdan...
    
    
  • Battle of Reading (1688)
    Battle of Reading (1688)
    The Battle of Reading took place on 9 December 1688 in Reading, Berkshire. It was the only substantial military action in England during the Glorious Revolution and ended in a decisive victory for forces loyal to William of Orange...
    
    
  • Siege of Reading
    Siege of Reading
    The Siege of Reading refers to the English Civil War military campaign waged to besiege a Royalist garrison quartered in the town of Reading, Berkshire from 4 November 1642 to 25 April 1643.-Background:...
    
     (1642-1643)

Places in the United States

• Reading, Kansas
  Reading, Kansas
  Reading is a city in Lyon County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 231. It is part of the Emporia Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
  
• Reading, Massachusetts
  Reading, Massachusetts
  Reading is an affluent town situated in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, some north of central Boston. The population was 24,747 at the 2010 census.-Settlement and Independence:...
  
  
  • Reading (MBTA station)
    Reading (MBTA station)
    Reading is a historic commuter rail station in Reading, Massachusetts, United States, on the Haverhill/Reading Line of the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad, a branch of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority . The depot was built in 1870 to service the Boston and Maine Railroad and was...
    
    
• Reading, Michigan
  Reading, Michigan
  Reading is a city in Hillsdale County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,134 at the 2000 census.The city is situated within Reading Township on M-49, but is politically independent.-Geography:...
  
  
• Reading, Minnesota
  Reading, Minnesota
  Reading is an unincorporated community in Nobles County, Minnesota, United States.-Geography:Reading is northwest of Worthington. According to A.P Rose's History of Nobles County, Reading is nearer to the geographic center of the county than any other community...
  
  
• Reading, New York
  Reading, New York
  Reading is a town in Schuyler County, New York, United States.The Town of Reading is in the northern part of the county and is east of Bath, NY.- History :The first pioneers arrived around 1798.The first tavern opened in 1801....
  
  
• Reading, Ohio
  Reading, Ohio
  Reading is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 11,292 at the 2000 census. It is a suburb of Cincinnati. Reading is also the Home of 2003 Division 3 State Boys Basketball Champions...
  
  
• Reading, Pennsylvania
  Reading, Pennsylvania
  Reading is a city in southeastern Pennsylvania, USA, and seat of Berks County. Reading is the principal city of the Greater Reading Area and had a population of 88,082 as of the 2010 census, making it the fifth most populated city in the state after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown and Erie,...
  
  
• Reading, Vermont
  Reading, Vermont
  Reading is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 707 at the 2000 census.-History:On August 30, 1654, after being captured by Abenakis at Fort at Number 4, Charlestown, New Hampshire and being forced marched to Montreal, Susannah Willard Johnson gave birth to a...
  
  
• North Reading, Massachusetts
  North Reading, Massachusetts
  North Reading is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 14,892 at the 2010 census.-History:The area was first settled in 1651 when the town of Reading received a special land grant north of the Ipswich River...
  
  
• Port Reading, New Jersey
  Port Reading, New Jersey
  Port Reading is a census-designated place and unincorporated area within Woodbridge Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 3,829.-History:...
  
  
• West Reading, Pennsylvania
  West Reading, Pennsylvania
  West Reading is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,049 at the 2000 census. It contains a vibrant main street and the large Reading Hospital and Medical Center. It is also the site of the VF Outlet Village, one of the largest outlet malls in the United States...
  
  
• Reading Township (disambiguation)

People

• Bertice Reading
  Bertice Reading
  Bertice Reading was an American actress, singer and revue artiste.Bertice Reading was born in Chester, Pennsylvania. Her performing career started at the age of 3, when she was talent-spotted by Bill "Bojangles" Robinson....
  
   (1933-1991), American singer
• John of Reading
  John of Reading
  John of Reading was an English Franciscan theologian and scholastic philosopher. He was an early opponent of William of Ockham, and a follower of Duns Scotus. He wrote a commentary on the Sentences around 1320, at the University of Oxford. He argued for the unity of science...
  
   (died 1346), theologian
• John Reading (disambiguation), several people of the name
• Peter Reading
  Peter Reading
  Peter Reading was an English poet and the author of 26 collections of poetry. He is known for his choice of ugly subject matter, and use of classical metres. The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Poetry describes his verse as "strongly anti-romantic, disenchanted and usually satirical"...
  
   (born 1956), English poet
• Pierson B. Reading
  Pierson B. Reading
  Pierson Barton Reading was a California pioneer.-Life:Pierson B. Reading, was born in New Jersey. He came across country to California with Samuel J. Hensley as a member of the Chiles-Walker party in 1843...
  
   (1816-1868), American pioneer

Titles

• Baron Astley of Reading
  Baron Astley of Reading
  Baron Astley of Reading, in the County of Berkshire, was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1644 for the Royalist soldier Sir Jacob Astley. He was a descendant of Ralph Astley , brother of Andrew de Astley, ancestor of the Barons Astley...
  
  , title in peerage of England (1644-1688)
• Bishop of Reading
  Bishop of Reading
  The Bishop of Reading is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Oxford, which is within the Province of Canterbury, England. The current Bishop is the Rt Revd Andrew Proud....
  
  , Anglican suffragan bishop in Diocese of Oxford since 1889
• Marquess of Reading
  Marquess of Reading
  Marquess of Reading is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1926 for Rufus Isaacs, 1st Earl of Reading, the former Viceroy of India and Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales...
  
  , title in peerage of the UK since 1926
  • Marchioness of Reading (disambiguation), wife of the Marquess

Other uses

• Reading Company
  Reading Company
  The Reading Company , usually called the Reading Railroad, officially the Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road and then the Philadelphia and Reading Railway until 1924, operated in southeast Pennsylvania and neighboring states...
  
  , a railroad
• Reading Phillies
  Reading Phillies
  The Reading Phillies are a minor league baseball team based in Reading, Pennsylvania, playing in the Eastern Division of the Eastern League. Since the 1967 season, they have been the AA affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies....
  
  , a minor-league baseball team
• Reading Power Station, Tel Aviv, Israel
• Reading Works
  Reading Works
  The Reading Works in Berks County, Pennsylvania was a manufacturer of integrated circuit and optoelectronic equipment for communication and computing. The work force grew to nearly 5,000 by 1985 making the Reading, Pennsylvania, facility one of Berks County's largest industrial employers...
  
  , a factory
• HMS Reading (G71), a Royal Navy destroyer ship
• USS Reading (PF-66)
  USS Reading (PF-66)
  USS Reading , a , originally classified as PG-174, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Reading, Pennsylvania....
  
  , a U.S. Navy frigate

See also

• Redding (disambiguation)
• Read (disambiguation) for many organisations and publications