Katesgrove
| Katesgrove | |
| 240px Southampton Street and St Giles' Church |
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 Katesgrove
Katesgrove shown within Berkshire |
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| OS grid reference | SU715726 |
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| Unitary authority | Reading |
| Ceremonial county | Berkshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Reading |
| Postcode district | RG1 |
| Dialling code | 0118 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Royal Berkshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Reading East |
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Katesgrove is an inner-town district near the centre of the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire and ward of the Borough of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. It is bounded on the north by the Inner Distribution Road and Reading town centre, on the east by Sidmouth Street, London Road, Kendrick Road and Northumberland Avenue, on the west Coley Park and Southcote, on the south by Long Barn Lane and Rose Kiln Lane and on the west by the River Kennet.[1]
Electoral ward
Katesgrove ward is bordered by Abbey, Redlands, Church, Whitley and Minster wards and forms part of the Reading East parliamentary constituency.[2]
Katesgrove elects three councillors to the unitary Reading Borough Council, with each elected in separate years for a four-year term.[3] Traditionally an area of strength for the Labour Party, the 2000s witnessed a surge in votes for the Liberal Democrats, resulting in 2007 with the election of Gareth Epps, the constituency's 2010 candidate who achieved second place in that election - culminating in 2010 with all Katesgrove councillors being Liberal Democrats.[4][5] However, the 2011 council election saw Labour candidate Matt Rodda elected.[6] As well as Rodda, the other two councillors are Sophia James and Rose Williams, elected in 2012 and 2014, of the Labour Party.[3][7][8]
One of Katesgrove's councillors was Labour's David Sutton: leader of the council for thirteen years before his defeat by a Liberal Democract, Warren Swaine in 2008.[9]
Notable people
- Fred Potts VC, holder of the Victoria Cross.[10]
See also
References
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Katesgrove Residents' Association
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