Theale railway station

Theale () is a village and civil parish in the West Berkshire unitary area of the county of Berkshire, England. It is 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Reading and 10 miles (16 km) east of Thatcham. The compact parish is bounded to the south and south-east by the Kennet & Avon Canal (which here incorporates the River Kennet), to the north by a golf course, to the east by the M4 motorway and to the west by the A340 road.

Draper's Osier Bed Stream is a small stream in southern England, in the county of Berkshire. It is formed at a weir on a section of the River Kennet running alongside the Kennet and Avon Canal, and travels east for a while, before merging with the Kennet upstream of the head of the Holy Brook stream. An osier bed is where historically willows were planted and coppiced to produce withies which were used for basket making, fish-traps, and other purposes. The willow species salix viminalis was typically grown for this purpose. Willow rods (cuttings) would be planted, which root easily in moist ground, and the growth of the willow withies would be cut every one or two years.

Holy Trinity Church, Theale is a Church of England parish church in the Diocese of Oxford. It was completed in 1832 in the Early English style, influenced by Salisbury Cathedral. The church is a Grade I listed building.

Sheffield Lock, at grid reference SU648706, is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, in the civil parish of Burghfield in the English county of Berkshire. It is also sometimes known as Shenfield Lock. Sheffield Lock was built between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore of Newbury, and this stretch of the river is now administered by the Canal & River Trust as part of the Kennet Navigation. It has a change in level of 2 ft 2 in (0.66 m).The lock was built in the early 18th century and was originally turf-sided. It was enlarged in the mid 18th century to cope with larger "Newbury barges" and has 20th century alterations. It consists of brick chamber walls of 11 scalloped bays, with brick coping and has 2 sets of double wooden gates, all with mechanical gate paddle gearing. The lock is Grade II listed, and a scheduled monument.

Arlington Business Park is a business park in Theale (west of Reading, Berkshire), England. specially designed to blend the benefits of a modern working environment with the benefits of outdoor living. The park is home to a number of major corporations such as Nokia, Laithwaites, KPMG, Wrigleys, Wolseley, Arrow ECS, Clearswift and Koch Media.The offices are based within picturesque landscaped grounds and set against a lake backdrop and has a wide range of amenities including a floating pavilion, a cafe, a gym, and a theatre style landscaped space affectionately known as 'The Bowl' that holds events throughout the year. The park aims to achieve wellbeing excellence and has been designed to promote good work–life balance and help communities flourish by creating an environment that is both functional and relaxing. Arlington Business Park is adjacent to Junction 12 of the M4 which provides direct access to London, the west and beyond. Theale station is 5 minutes walk from the park with direct links to London Paddington and connections to Reading and Newbury. The Elizabeth line opening in 2022 will run from Reading to London enabling faster connections to London's West End, the City and Canary Wharf.

Royal Air Force Theale or more simply RAF Theale is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located south of Theale, Berkshire, England. The following units were here at some point: Relief Landing Ground for No. 8 Elementary Flying Training School RAF (September 1939 - July 1941) No. 26 Elementary Flying Training School RAF (August 1941 - July 1945) No. 42 Group Communication Flight RAF (1942 - May 1944) No. 128 Gliding School RAF (July 1944 - July 1948) No. 2818 Squadron RAF Regiment Air Crew Disposal Unit (October - December 1945)

Theale Green School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in the village of Theale, Berkshire, England. The school has 721 pupils on roll, 99 of whom are in the sixth form.

Pincent's Kiln is a 0.2-hectare (0.49-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest situated between Theale and Calcot, on the western edge of the built-up area of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.The site is a former Quarry which reveals important geological features It is the only remaining permanent exposure of the Tertiary Reading Beds in the area from which they were first described. The site provides evidence that a shallow sea spread over this area some 60 million years ago. The site contains a number of fossil flora of higher plants, with a number of species of fossil fruits and seeds.The site is private land with no public access, forming the northern and eastern boundaries of the Pincents Kiln Industrial Park, and the western boundary of the headquarters of the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. It lies within the civil parish of Tilehurst Without, which is in the area of the unitary authority of West Berkshire and the ceremonial county of Berkshire.

Sulhamstead Lock is a lock on the River Kennet to the east of Sulhamstead in the English county of Berkshire. Sulhamstead Lock was built between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore of Newbury, and this stretch of the river is now administered by the Canal & River Trust as part of the Kennet Navigation. It has a change in level of 4 ft 1 in (1.24 m). The lock is 6 mi 5 furlongs (11 km) from the confluence with the River Thames.The lock was rebuilt in 1966 by a collaboration involving staff from British Waterways and volunteer labour.

Hosehill Lake is a 23.6-hectare (58-acre) Local Nature Reserve west of Reading in Berkshire. It is owned by West Berkshire Council and managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.

Garston Lock (grid reference SU655707) is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal. It is near the M4 motorway and near Reading, England. Garston Lock was built between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore of Newbury, and this stretch of the river is now administered by Canal & River Trust and known as the Kennet Navigation. It has a rise/fall of 7 ft 7ins (2.29m).One of only two remaining working examples of turf sided locks on the canal (the other being Monkey Marsh Lock), Garston Lock has been described as needing "more water to operate than the now more common brick or stone-sided variety" as the sloping sides increase the volume of the lock.The two sets of lock gates work differently: the upper set operates via a mechanical system, while the lower gates are hydraulic. The top part of the lock chamber has sloping banks which are covered by vegetation of various types rather than by turf. An arrangement of steel rails ensures that boats stay in the centre of the lock during the rise/fall of 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m). The lock is a grade II* listed building.Two pillboxes dating from World War II at the northwest and southeast corners of the lock, which were built as anti tank defences, are also listed buildings.

Wilder's Folly (also known as Pincent's Kiln, Nunhide Tower and Flint's Folly) is a folly and dovecote at Nunhide, near the village of Sulham in the English county of Berkshire.