Ufton Nervet
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 St Peter's parish church |
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 Ufton Nervet
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| Ufton Nervet shown within Berkshire | |
| Area | 6.48 km2 (2.50 sq mi) |
| Population | 296 (2011 census) |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | SU6367 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Reading |
| Postcode district | RG7 |
| Dialling code | 0118 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Royal Berkshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet |
Ufton Nervet is a village and civil parish in West Berkshire, England centred 6 miles (10 km) west south-west of the large town of Reading. Ufton Nervet has an elected civil parish council.
Ufton Nervet is a strip parish about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) long and up to 1 mile (1.6 km) wide, running roughly north-northwest – south-southeast between the Kennet valley and the crest of low hills in its south. It is bounded to the north by the A4 road, to the south by a minor road linking Burghfield and Tadley, and to the west and east by a mixture of field boundaries and minor roads. It includes a section of the River Kennet, the Kennet Navigation and the railway between Reading and Taunton.
Ufton Nervet village is a clustered one close to the parish's eastern boundary, less than a mile from Burghfield Common and Sulhamstead. Two minor roads link the village with the A4, crossing the canal and the railway line in the valley bottom. Both lanes cross the canal by swing bridges. The smaller passes through Ufton Green and crosses the railway by a level crossing. The larger passes through part of Sulhampstead and crosses the railway by a bridge. Other lanes link the village with Burghfield Common, Sulhamstead Abbots and Mortimer. Its direct link with Padworth to the west is a footpath past Ufton Court; the only road links with Padworth are circuitous ones via the southern or northern edges of the parish.
Excavation of a site at Ufton Green found a number of scattered Mesolithic stone artefacts. They are interpreted as evidence of stone-working to make tools or weapons.
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