Parking in Thatcham, West Berkshire

Local Information

Thatcham

Thatcham is a town in Berkshire, England 3 miles (5km) east of Newbury and 15 miles (24km) west of Reading. It covers about 8.75 square miles (23 km²) and has a population of 23,000 people (2003). This number has grown rapidly over the last few decades from 5,000 in 1951 and 7,500 in 1961. It lies on the River Kennet, the Kennet and Avon Canal, the A4 road and the course of a Roman road (...)

Thatcham Reed Beds

Thatcham Reed Beds is a 66.9 hectare (165.3 acre) Site of Special Scientific Interest in the civil parish of Thatcham in the English county of Berkshire, notified in 1974. Located at , Thatcham Reed Beds is important nationally for its extensive reedbed, species rich alder woodland and fen habitats (...)

Monkey Marsh Lock

Monkey Marsh Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, at Thatcham, Berkshire, England. Monkey Marsh Lock was built between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore of Newbury. The canal is administered by British Waterways. The lock has a rise/fall of 8 ft 8 in (2.64 m). (...)