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'''Reading''' is a town in the [[Thames]] valley in south-east [[England]], 40 miles west of [[London]], and is the county town of the ceremonial county of [[Berkshire]]. It has a population of 143,000. Its industries were until recently based on brewing and the manufacture of biscuits. The local prison was the subject of the poem ''The Ballad of Reading Gaol'' by [[Oscar Wilde]], who was imprisoned here after his conviction for homosexual offences.
'''Reading''' is a town in the [[Thames]] valley in south-east [[England]], 40 miles west of [[London]], and is the county town of the ceremonial county of [[Berkshire]]. It has a population of 143,000. Its industries were until recently based on brewing and the manufacture of biscuits. The local prison was the subject of the poem ''The Ballad of Reading Gaol'' by [[Oscar Wilde]], who was imprisoned here after his conviction for homosexual offences.
The University of Reading was created in 1926.
[[Category:UK Towns and Cities]]
[[Category:UK Towns and Cities]]