Cemetery Junction, Reading
Road junction in England
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Cemetery Junction is a road junction in East Reading, bordering on Newtown, in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. It is a notorious bottleneck for traffic during rush hour, with the main A4 road meeting the A329 road from Wokingham.[2]
| Cemetery Junction | |
|---|---|
 Aerial view of Cemetery Junction in 1986 | |
 Interactive map of Cemetery Junction | |
| Location | |
| Reading, Berkshire, UK | |
| Coordinates | 51°27′10″N 0°56′55″W[1] |
| Roads at junction | |
| Construction | |
| Type | Intersection |
The junction is named after Reading Old Cemetery just to the east, with a grand ornamental gatehouse immediately off the junction.
Facilities
Eponymous film
Cemetery Junction is the title of a 2010 film, directed by Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais, which was released in the UK on 14 April 2010 and which tackles love and class in Reading in 1973. Gervais explained that the title of the film was taken from Cemetery Junction, Reading, an area he knew as a child. Gervais also adds "[...] it's not really set in Reading, it's any small town, anywhere in the world to be honest."[5][6][7]
Transport
Several major bus routes serve the Cemetery Junction, including:
- Reading Buses route 17, Tilehurst–Three Tuns (Earley)
- Reading Buses routes 13 and 14, Reading–Woodley
- Reading Buses route 4 and X4, Reading–Wokingham–Bracknell
- Arriva route 850, Reading–High Wycombe
- Thames Travel routes 126,127,128,129 Twyford-Wokingham
