Reading, England, United Kingdom

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Reading,_England,_United_Kingdom

GPTKB entity

Statements (91)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:borough gptkb:town
gptkbp:annualEvent	gptkb:Reading_Beer_Festival gptkb:Reading_Half_Marathon
gptkbp:area	40.40 km²
gptkbp:areaCode	RG
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dialCode	0118
gptkbp:distanceFromLondon	about 40 miles west
gptkbp:founded	8th century
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:Reading_Borough_Council
gptkbp:hasFootballClub	gptkb:Reading_F.C.
gptkbp:historicalCounty	gptkb:Berkshire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Reading, England, United Kingdom
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Berkshire
gptkbp:mayor	Tony Page (as of 2023)
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Madejski_Stadium gptkb:Reading_Town_Hall
gptkbp:notableCompany	gptkb:Barclays_(regional_office) gptkb:Cisco_(UK_office) gptkb:Co-operative_Bank_(branch) gptkb:Ericsson_(UK_office) gptkb:Grant_Thornton_(regional_office) gptkb:HSBC_(regional_office) gptkb:HSBC_UK_(branch) gptkb:Halifax_(branch) gptkb:Hibu_(headquarters) gptkb:Honda_(UK_office) gptkb:Huawei_(UK_office) gptkb:John_Lewis_(department_store) gptkb:Lloyds_Bank_(branch) gptkb:Lloyds_Bank_(regional_office) gptkb:Marks_&_Spencer_(regional_office) gptkb:Metro_Bank_(branch) gptkb:Microsoft_UK_(regional_office) gptkb:NatWest_(branch) gptkb:NatWest_(regional_office) gptkb:Nationwide_Building_Society_(branch) gptkb:Oracle_Corporation_(UK_office) gptkb:PepsiCo_(UK_office) gptkb:Pepsico_(UK_office) gptkb:Prudential_(regional_office) gptkb:Royal_Bank_of_Scotland_(branch) gptkb:Sage_(UK_office) gptkb:Sainsbury's_(regional_office) gptkb:Santander_(regional_office) gptkb:Santander_UK_(branch) gptkb:Symantec_(UK_office) gptkb:TSB_Bank_(branch) gptkb:Tesco_(regional_office) gptkb:Thales_(UK_office) gptkb:Thames_Water_(headquarters) gptkb:Verizon_(UK_office) gptkb:Waitrose_(regional_office) gptkb:Yell_(headquarters) gptkb:Deloitte_(regional_office) gptkb:KPMG_(regional_office) gptkb:PwC_(regional_office) BG Group (formerly headquartered) Vodafone (nearby headquarters in Newbury)
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Reading_Festival
gptkbp:notableIndustry	gptkb:insurance information technology retail
gptkbp:notableInstitution	gptkb:Kendrick_School gptkb:Museum_of_English_Rural_Life gptkb:Museum_of_Reading gptkb:Reading_School
gptkbp:notableLandmark	gptkb:Forbury_Gardens gptkb:Reading_Abbey gptkb:Prospect_Park gptkb:Palmer_Park gptkb:The_Oracle_shopping_centre
gptkbp:notablePerson	Jane Austen (attended school) Kate Winslet (born here) Ricky Gervais (born here)
gptkbp:parliamentaryConstituency	gptkb:Reading_East gptkb:Reading_West
gptkbp:population	approximately 174,000 (2021)
gptkbp:railwayStation	gptkb:Reading_railway_station
gptkbp:region	gptkb:South_East_England
gptkbp:river	gptkb:River_Thames River Kennet
gptkbp:timezone	gptkb:GMT
gptkbp:timezoneDST	gptkb:BST
gptkbp:twinTown	gptkb:San_Francisco_Libre,_Nicaragua gptkb:Clonmel,_Ireland gptkb:Dusseldorf,_Germany
gptkbp:university	gptkb:University_of_Reading
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Virgin_Media
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5