Lower Caversham is an area of the former town of Caversham, in the English county of

Berkshire Berkshire ( ; in the 17th century sometimes spelt phonetically as Barkeshire; abbreviated Berks.) is a historic county in South East England. One of the home counties, Berkshire was recognised by Queen Elizabeth II as the Royal County of Berk ...

(formerly

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). Today this is itself a suburb of the larger town of Reading. Lower Caversham has no formal boundaries, but the name usually refers to that part of Caversham situated on lower ground to the east of central Caversham, close to the River Thames.Ordnance Survey (2006). ''OS Explorer Map 159 - Reading''. . The area lies entirely within the Caversham ward of the borough of Reading. As a unitary authority, the borough is responsible for all aspects of local government within the area. Lower Caversham is within the

Reading East parliamentary constituency Reading East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Matt Rodda, of the Labour Party. The seat is one of two won (held or gained) by a Labour candidate in 2017 from a total of eight covering Ber ...

. Caversham Lock is situated on the south bank of the Thames, and is connected to Lower Caversham by a weir—popularly known as ''The Clappers''— which carries a public footpath across the river. This path also provides access to

View Island View Island is a small island near Caversham Lock, on the River Thames at Reading, Berkshire in England.Reading Bridge Reading Bridge is a road bridge over the River Thames at Reading in the English county of Berkshire. The bridge links the centre of Reading on the south bank with the Lower Caversham area of the cross-river suburb, and former village, of Cave ...

provides a direct road link between Reading town centre and Lower Caversham. Caversham Weir, 1903

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Suburbs of Reading, Berkshire {{Berkshire-geo-stub