Cemetery Junction is a road junction in
East Reading, bordering on
Newtown, in the town of
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county of
Berkshire. It is a notorious bottleneck for traffic during
rush hour, with the main
A4 road This is a list of roads designated A4.
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meeting the
A329 road
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from
Wokingham
Wokingham is a market town in Berkshire, England, west of London, southeast of Reading, north of Camberley and west of Bracknell.
History
Wokingham means 'Wocca's people's home'. Wocca was apparently a Saxon chieftain who may ...
.
The junction is named after
Reading Old Cemetery just to the east, with a grand ornamental gatehouse immediately off the junction.
Facilities
Located in the Cemetery Junction is
Wycliffe Baptist Church,
Arthur Hill Swimming Pool (closed in 2016), food shops, takeaway food outlets, public houses and a pharmacy.
Eponymous film
Cemetery Junction is the title of a 2010 film, directed by
Stephen Merchant
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and
Ricky Gervais, which was released in the UK on 14 April 2010 and which tackles love and class in a small 1970s town. Gervais explained that the title of the film was taken from Cemetery Junction, Reading, an area he knew as a child. Gervais also adds "
..it's not really set in Reading, it's any small town, anywhere in the world to be honest."
Transport
Several major bus routes serve the Cemetery Junction, including:
*
Reading Buses
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route 17,
Tilehurst
Tilehurst is a suburb of the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. It lies to the west of the centre of Reading, and extends from the River Thames in the north to the A4 road in the south. The suburb is partly within the boundarie ...
–Three Tuns (
Earley
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)
* Reading Buses routes 13 and 14, Reading–
Woodley
* Reading Buses route 4 and X4, Reading–
Wokingham
Wokingham is a market town in Berkshire, England, west of London, southeast of Reading, north of Camberley and west of Bracknell.
History
Wokingham means 'Wocca's people's home'. Wocca was apparently a Saxon chieftain who may ...
–
Bracknell
*
Arriva
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*
Thames Travel
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Branded routes River Rapids ...
routes 126,127,128,129
Twyford-
Wokingham
Wokingham is a market town in Berkshire, England, west of London, southeast of Reading, north of Camberley and west of Bracknell.
History
Wokingham means 'Wocca's people's home'. Wocca was apparently a Saxon chieftain who may ...
References
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Geography of Reading, Berkshire
Road junctions in England
Transport in Reading, Berkshire
A4 road (England)