Forbury Gardens

Forbury Gardens is a Grade II registered park and garden in Berkshire, about 1 km north-east of Reading. It was added to the Register in 1987. The registered site covers about 2 hectares, the 9th largest of the 10 in Berkshire with a recorded size.

Designation

Register grade: Grade II
Registered: 1987
NHLE list entry: 1000586

Location

County: Berkshire
Region: South East
District: Reading
Coordinates: 51.4569, -0.9672
Nearest city: Reading · 1 km north-east
From London: 58 km in a straight line

The site

Kind: Public park urban park
Area: 2 ha · 4 acres
Created or founded: 1854
Opened to the public: 1856
Operator: Reading Borough Council

Sources: Wikidata Q5467400, National Heritage List entry 1000586; described in 3 Wikipedia editions.

Grade IGrade II*Grade II

Nearest registered sites

IICaversham CourtBerkshire1.5 kmnorth-west
IIReading Old CemeteryBerkshire1.5 kmeast
IIProspect ParkBerkshire3.1 kmwest
II*The DeaneryBerkshire4.3 kmnorth-east
IIEnglefield HouseBerkshire9.7 kmwest
IIGreys CourtOxfordshire9.8 kmnorth

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