Holybrook

Holybrook is a civil parish, forming a contiguous part of Reading in West Berkshire and is a mixture of urban, suburban land with watercourses and flood meadows in Berkshire, England. The parish takes its name from the Holy Brook, a watercourse which forms its southern boundary and which is a corollary of the River Kennet. Its main settlements are part of Calcot those commonly known as Beansheaf Farm and Fords Farm, Holybrook and occasionally considered part of Calcot or Southcote which overlaps with this area.

Holybrook
Civil parish
Holybrook
Location within Berkshire
Area1.94 km2 (0.75 sq mi)
Population6,919 (2011 census)
 Density3,566/km2 (9,240/sq mi)
OS grid referenceSU6671
Civil parish
  • Holybrook
Unitary authority
  • West Berkshire
Ceremonial county
Region
  • South East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townReading
Postcode districtRG31
PoliceThames Valley
FireRoyal Berkshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
  • Reading West
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