Place:Caversham, Berkshire, England

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NameCaversham
Alt namesCauressource: Domesday Book (1985) p 35
Caveshamsource: Domesday Book (1985) p 35
TypeVillage
Coordinates51.467°N 0.967°W
Located inBerkshire, England
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Caversham is a suburb and former village in the unitary authority of Reading, England. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, within the royal county of Berkshire, on the opposite bank from the rest of Reading. Caversham Bridge, Reading Bridge and Caversham Lock (pedestrian only) provide crossing points, with Sonning Bridge a few miles east of Caversham.

Caversham was part of the administrative county of Oxfordshire until 1911 and for administrative purposes formed an urban district. It was transferred to Berkshire when it became part of the county borough of Reading.

Caversham spreads across from the River Thames floodplain (to the east) and up the foothills of the Chilterns. Besides central Caversham (the shopping area and immediate residential surrounds), there are distinct areas known as Caversham Heights on the higher ground to the west, Lower Caversham to the south east, and Caversham Park Village to the north east on what was the parkland of Caversham Park. Emmer Green, to the north, may also be considered part of Caversham.

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