Reading (/ ˈ r ɛ d ɪ ŋ/ RED-ing) [2 ] is a town and borough in Berkshire, England, and the county town of Berkshire. It is Berkshire's largest town, with a total built-up area population of 355,596.[ citation needed] Most of its built-up…
It is bordered by Berkshire to the north, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south, Dorset to the west, and Wiltshire to the north-west.