Editing Tilehurst (section)

== Geography ==

[[File:AppleTree Eyot - geograph.org.uk - 1095949.jpg|thumb|The [[River Thames]] near to Tilehurst. [[Appletree Eyot]] can be seen in the distance]]

Tilehurst is situated on a hill (approximately {{convert|100|m}} [[AMSL]]), {{convert|3|mi}} to the west of Reading.<ref name="OS Exp">{{citation|title=OS Explorer Map (Reading)|publisher=Ordnance Survey|year=2012}}</ref> The land is steep to the west and south of the village; the gradient is smoother north (towards the [[River Thames]]) and east (descending towards Reading).<ref name="OS Exp" /> 

Much of Tilehurst was enclosed [[common land]] during the 18th and 19th centuries; as this land was developed with housing the commons were lost. [[Arthur Newbery Park]] is a surviving area of commonland. Similarly, [[Prospect Park, Reading|Prospect Park]] was enclosed and established before major development of the area was undertaken. Tilehurst is bordered to the west by wood and farmland, to the north by other settlements (such as [[Purley on Thames]] and the river itself), to the east by Reading and to the south by the [[Reading to Taunton line]], the [[M4 motorway]] and the [[River Kennet]].<ref name="OS Exp" />

Tilehurst is centred around Tilehurst Triangle (known locally as "the village"), a pedestrianised area providing shopping, leisure and educational facilities.<ref name="BFHS" /><ref name="OS Exp" /> Other areas of Tilehurst include [[Kentwood (Reading ward)|Kentwood]] near the [[railway station]] in the north, [[Norcot]] in the east, Churchend around [[Church of St Michael, Tilehurst|St Michael's parish church]] in the south, and [[Little Heath, Berkshire|Little Heath]] in the west. Tilehurst has a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] just to the west of the village, called [[Sulham and Tidmarsh Woods and Meadows]].<ref>[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271003937%27 Magic Map Application<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Tilehurst has four [[local nature reserve]]s called [[Blundells Copse]], [[Lousehill Copse]], [[McIlroy Park]] & [[Round Copse]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://content.historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/aspects-of-suburban-landscapes/aspects-suburban-landscapes.pdf/ |title=ASPECTS OF SUBURBAN LANDSCAPES |publisher=Historic England |access-date=2017-04-09 |archive-date=10 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410133019/https://content.historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/aspects-of-suburban-landscapes/aspects-suburban-landscapes.pdf/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="magicmap">{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=REF_CODE%3D%271009628%27 |title=Magic Map Application |publisher=Magic.defra.gov.uk |access-date=2017-04-07}}</ref>