Bradfield is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. The parish also includes the now rather larger village of Bradfield Southend.

Bradfield village is the home of the public school Bradfield College, whilst Bradfield Southend is well-known locally for the display of Christmas lights put on by many residents.

Location

Bradfield is located on low lying land adjacent to the River Pang about seven miles west of Reading, where the Theale to Compton road crosses the river. Bradfield Southend, by contrast, is situated about a mile to the south west on the ridge-line separating the valleys of the River Pang and the River Kennet.

Grid reference: SU605726 (http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?mapAction=gaz&gazName=g&gazString=SU605726)

Nearby towns and cities: Reading

Nearby villages: Theale, Stanford Dingley, Englefield, Tidmarsh, Pangbourne

Local government

Bradfield is a civil parish with an elected parish council. It falls within the area of the unitary authority of West Berkshire. Both the parish council and the unitary authority are responsible for different aspects of local government.

See also

• List of places in Berkshire
• List of civil parishes in England