<Tr> <Th> NUTS 3 </Th> <Td> UKJ11 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> reading.gov.uk </Td> </Tr> <P> Reading (/ ˈrɛdɪŋ / (listen) RED - ing) is a large, historically important minster town in Berkshire, England, of which it is the county town . 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 . Reading is 70 miles (110 km) east of Bristol, 24 miles (39 km) south of Oxford, 37 miles (60 km) west of London, 14 miles (23 km) north of Basingstoke, 12 miles (19 km) south - west of Maidenhead and 15 miles (24 km) east of Newbury as the crow flies . </P> <P> The first evidence for Reading as a settlement dates from the 8th century . It was an important trading and ecclesiastical centre in the medieval period, as the site of Reading Abbey, one of the richest monasteries of medieval England with strong royal connections, of which the 12th century abbey gateway and significant ruins remain . By 1525, Reading was the largest town in Berkshire, and tax returns show that Reading was the 10th largest town in England when measured by taxable wealth . The town was seriously affected by the English Civil War, with a major siege and loss of trade, and played a pivotal role in the Revolution of 1688, with that revolution's only significant military action fought on the streets of the town . The 18th century saw the beginning of a major iron works in the town and the growth of the brewing trade for which Reading was to become famous . The 19th century saw the coming of the Great Western Railway and the development of the town's brewing, baking and seed growing businesses . During that period, the town grew rapidly as a manufacturing centre . </P>

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