20-588: Three Mile Cross is a village in the Borough of Wokingham , Berkshire , England, around 3 miles (4.8 km) to the south of Reading town centre. Along with the adjoining village of Spencers Wood to the south, it forms a part of the civil parish of Shinfield .The Village also is home to the Mereoak Park & Ride & Mereoak Park. In the 1960s, the M4 Motorway was built and became an artificial barrier between
40-536: A petition to the Queen. Elevations range between 30 and 70 metres above sea level except higher in about 5% of the borough. The highest is an escarpment containing parts of the rural and wooded northern area, the hinterland of three Thames-side villages, facing the 30-mile long Chilterns AONB, west and north. A geological part of that range of hills, Bowsey Hill reaches 137m, in Wargrave civil parish, 1 mile (1.6 km) from
60-461: A wide range of small retail and visitor facilities: Wargrave and Twyford. In major employment areas of trading and manufacturing Winnersh and Finchampstead are prominent. The village of Crowthorne is shared between Wokingham and the neighbouring borough of Bracknell Forest. The local authority is Wokingham Borough Council, which has its headquarters at Shute End in Wokingham. State-funded schools in
80-414: Is a village in the Borough of Wokingham , Berkshire , England, around 3 miles (4.8 km) to the south of Reading town centre. Along with the adjoining village of Spencers Wood to the south, it forms a part of the civil parish of Shinfield . The Village also is home to the Mereoak Park & Ride & Mereoak Park. In the 1960s, the M4 Motorway was built and became an artificial barrier between
100-577: The Local Government Act 1972 , by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Wokingham and Wokingham Rural District . It is governed by Wokingham Borough Council (formerly Wokingham District Council), which has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1998, following the abolition of Berkshire County Council under the Banham Review . The district was granted borough status in 2007, following
120-595: The Roman road from London to Bath through a highly coniferous Swinley Forest which sits in geology on the naturally acidic, Bagshot Formation . The whole borough is divided into civil parishes . The parish councils of Wokingham, Earley and Woodley have officially declared their parishes to be towns, allowing them to take the style 'town council'. Villages include Arborfield, Barkham, Charvil, Finchampstead, Hurst, Sonning, Remenham, Ruscombe, Shinfield, Twyford, Wargrave, Three Mile Cross, Winnersh, Spencers Wood. Two villages have
140-722: The University of Reading immediately north-west, most of which falls within the Wokingham Borough boundary. The borough has the highest proportion of home ownership of the six local authorities in Berkshire: combining the social (housing association and local authority provided) and private (private landlord) rented sectors, Slough's returns recorded in 2011 that its rented sector comprised 46% of its housing, whereas 18% of Wokingham's residents rented their homes. Excluding lower-tier districts, Central Government has classified Wokingham as
160-993: The area in their title deeds include the Norreyses of Rycote , the Earls of Abingdon , the Jameses of Denford and the Benyons of Englefield . The Green Park Business Park lies half in the Hartley/Three Mile Cross area of Shinfield parish and half in the Smallmead area of Whitley in Reading borough. The 2 megawatt (peak) Enercon wind turbine , near Junction 11 of the M4 , stands in Shinfield. It has been described as "the UK's most visible turbine". It
180-484: The area in their title deeds include the Norreyses of Rycote , the Earls of Abingdon , the Jameses of Denford and the Benyons of Englefield . The Green Park Business Park lies half in the Hartley/Three Mile Cross area of Shinfield parish and half in the Smallmead area of Whitley in Reading borough. The 2 megawatt (peak) Enercon wind turbine , near Junction 11 of the M4 , stands in Shinfield. It has been described as "the UK's most visible turbine". It
200-515: The borough include nine secondary schools , two special schools and numerous primary schools . There are also a number of private schools . Bracknell and Wokingham College is the main further and adult education provider for the borough, just outside the borough its headquarters is in Bracknell . The Borough's closest higher education provider is the main Whiteknights Park campus of
220-613: The least needy Local Authority. Government funding is about £120 per head per year. This is the lowest among the combined category of county councils and unitary authorities, the basis on which it is overall assessed, and compares with over £1000 per head in others such as the London Borough of Hackney . The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Borough of Wokingham. Three Mile Cross Three Mile Cross
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#1733093986455240-696: The north-west of the village is the area of five manors called Hartley. During the 13th century, the college of St Nicholas de Vaux in Salisbury was Lord of the Manor of Hartley Dummer. At the Dissolution of the Monasteries , Henry VIII granted this manor for purchase by Sir John Williams (later Lord Williams of Thame ). After his death in 1559, his possessions were passed to his daughters. Through various sales and transfers, other major landowners declaring ownership of
260-489: The north-west of the village is the area of five manors called Hartley. During the 13th century, the college of St Nicholas de Vaux in Salisbury was Lord of the Manor of Hartley Dummer. At the Dissolution of the Monasteries , Henry VIII granted this manor for purchase by Sir John Williams (later Lord Williams of Thame ). After his death in 1559, his possessions were passed to his daughters. Through various sales and transfers, other major landowners declaring ownership of
280-462: The river. Approximately a right-angled triangle, the borough is long north to south. It uses as its longest edge the course of the Loddon and Thames along its north-west, with a similarly salient-containing eastern boundary and an almost straight southern boundary. Clockwise the boundaries are approximately 10, 8 and 5 miles on a direct path from point to point. The southern boundary is approximately
300-600: The village and Reading. In the 1980s, the A33 Swallowfield Bypass severed roads to the Estate of Mereoak park lying in the Reading direction. Three Mile Cross is best known as the home of the famous 19th-century author, Mary Russell Mitford who wrote a five-volume book of literary sketches entitled Our Village , which is a series of stories and essays largely about the setting and people of Three Mile Cross. Just to
320-435: The village and Reading. In the 1980s, the A33 Swallowfield Bypass severed roads to the Estate of Mereoak park lying in the Reading direction. Three Mile Cross is best known as the home of the famous 19th-century author, Mary Russell Mitford who wrote a five-volume book of literary sketches entitled Our Village , which is a series of stories and essays largely about the setting and people of Three Mile Cross. Just to
340-453: Was abolished. The borough is named after its main town, Wokingham . Other places in the district include Arborfield , Barkham , Charvil , Earley , Finchampstead , Hurst , Remenham , Ruscombe , Shinfield , Sonning , Spencers Wood , Three Mile Cross , Twyford , Wargrave , Winnersh and Woodley . The population of the borough is 177,500 according to 2021 census. The district was formed on 1 April 1974 as Wokingham District , under
360-475: Was also half within Shinfield. It was demolished in 2011. [REDACTED] Media related to Three Mile Cross at Wikimedia Commons Borough of Wokingham Wokingham , or the Borough of Wokingham , is a local government district with borough status in Berkshire , England. Since 1998 its council has been a unitary authority , having taken on county-level functions when Berkshire County Council
380-488: Was constructed in November 2005 and is owned by Ecotricity . The blades are 33 metres (108 ft) long, with a tower height of 85 metres (279 ft). At a wind speed of 14 m/s (31 mph) the machine generates 2.05 MW of electricity (less for lower wind speeds) and has the potential to produce 3.5 million units of electricity a year, enough to power 1,063 local homes. The Courage Berkshire Brewery , built in 1978,
400-437: Was constructed in November 2005 and is owned by Ecotricity . The blades are 33 metres (108 ft) long, with a tower height of 85 metres (279 ft). At a wind speed of 14 m/s (31 mph) the machine generates 2.05 MW of electricity (less for lower wind speeds) and has the potential to produce 3.5 million units of electricity a year, enough to power 1,063 local homes. The Courage Berkshire Brewery , built in 1978,
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