Three Mile Cross
Village in Berkshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the 1940 radio play, see Three Mile Cross (radio play).
Three Mile Cross is a village in the Borough of Wokingham, Berkshire, England, around 3 miles (4.8 km) to the south of Reading town centre. Along with the adjoining village of Spencers Wood to the south, it forms a part of the civil parish of Shinfield.[1]
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The Wesleyan Chapel, dated 1876, Three Mile Cross | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Reading |
Postcode district | RG7 |
Dialling code | 0118 |
Police | Thames Valley |
Fire | Royal Berkshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
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51.4074°N 0.9738°W / 51.4074; -0.9738 |
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In the 1960s, the M4 Motorway was built and became an artificial barrier between the village and Reading. In the 1980s, the A33 Swallowfield Bypass severed roads to the village of Grazeley lying to the west.