Little Heath is an area of Tilehurst in the

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borough of

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, England. It borders

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and the towns wider borough.

Government

Little Heath is within that part of Tilehurst, sometimes known as ''Tilehurst Without'', that lies outside the borough boundaries of Reading. It therefore lies within the

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of Tilehurst in the area of the

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. Like the rest of Tilehurst, Little Heath falls within the Reading West constituency of the

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. Prior to

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in 2020, it was represented by the South East England constituency for the

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School

Little Heath is the home of

Little Heath School Little Heath School is a voluntary-aided co-educational comprehensive secondary school. The school is located in the Little Heath area of the Reading suburb of Tilehurst, in the English county of Berkshire. Because of its location outside ...

, a

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co-educational comprehensive

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that serves the local area on both sides of the borough boundary.

References

West Berkshire District Tilehurst {{Berkshire-geo-stub