Whitley Wood is a
suburb to the south of
Reading
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in the
English
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county
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of
Berkshire.
Geography
Whitley Wood is bounded to the north by an ill-defined boundary with the suburb of
Whitley, to the east by a ridge of high ground carrying the road to
Shinfield, to the west by the valleys of the
River Kennet
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and the
Foudry Brook, and to the south by the
M4 motorway.
Government
Whitley Wood lies within the
Borough of Reading and all local government responsibility lies with the borough council. Whitley is within the
Reading West parliamentary constituency.
References
Suburbs of Reading, Berkshire
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