Caversham Park Village
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| Caversham Park Village | |
|---|---|
 Houses in Caversham Park Village | |
  Caversham Park Village Location within Berkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SU728765 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | READING |
| Postcode district | RG4 |
| Dialling code | 0118 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Royal Berkshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
Caversham Park Village is a suburb of Reading in Berkshire, England. It is predominantly a residential area and is associated with Emmer Green. Both are upland of the former enlarged area of Caversham, now suburbs of Reading. Whilst the area has no formal boundaries, it generally refers to the residential area constructed on part of the former grounds of Caversham Park, to the eastern side of Caversham and adjoining the border with Oxfordshire.[1]
Caversham Park was previously occupied by BBC Monitoring and BBC Radio Berkshire. It is a grade II listed building.[2][3] Plans to use the building as a care home were approved in 2024.[4]
The village was largely developed between the mid 1960s and early 1970s, with the construction of 1,500 new houses and the supporting road infrastructure, such as Galsworthy Drive and Milestone Way.[3][5] The development was managed by Davis Estates in an area that was 180 acres. The original brochure emphasises making the area a complete community.[6]
Unlike most of the rest of Caversham, which became part of Reading in 1911, Caversham Park Village remained in Oxfordshire until 1977, when the boundaries were redrawn to include it in Reading and it was transferred to Berkshire.[7]
Caversham Park Village was shared with Emmer Green in forming the 'Peppard' electoral ward of the borough of Reading named after Rotherfield Peppard, also known as Peppard which is the village adjoining the north of the rest of Emmer Green. It was renamed in 2022 as the Emmer Green Ward.
