Lower Caversham is an area of the village of Caversham in Berkshire, England. It forms part of Reading. Lower Caversham has no formal boundaries, but the name usually refers to that part of Caversham situated on lower ground to the east of central Caversham, close to the River Thames.[1] Lower Caversham, as well as the remainder of Reading north of the Thames lies in the historic county of Oxfordshire.
The area lies entirely within the Caversham ward of the borough of Reading. As a unitary authority, the borough is responsible for all aspects of local government within the area. Lower Caversham is within the Reading East parliamentary constituency.[2]
Caversham Lock is situated on the south bank of the Thames, and is connected to Lower Caversham by a weir—popularly known as The Clappers— which carries a public footpath across the river. This path also provides access to View Island, now a public park. Upstream of the lock, Reading Bridge provides a direct road link between Reading town centre and Lower Caversham.
"The Clappers" 1903
^Ordnance Survey (2006). OS Explorer Map 159 - Reading. ISBN 0-319-23730-3.
^"RBC Wards 2004 A4" (PDF). Reading Borough Council. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2008.
The Clappers, passes over the weir and all three islands to connect LowerCaversham to Reading. The weir is upstream of the lock and in the mid-channel...
LowerCaversham area of the cross-river suburb, and former village, of Caversham on the north bank. It crosses the river a short way above Caversham Lock...
away. It connects to Caversham via Heron Island, which has private riverside housing and is connected by road to LowerCaversham. A body was found on...
Manufacturing Science and Finance trade union. Ian Mikardo Way, a road in LowerCaversham, Reading, commemorates his role as the town's MP. Mikardo was a member...
in the 1911 census together with Sydney and Gertrude, all living in LowerCaversham. The census also records that they had six children, one of which had...
Caversham Court is a public garden and was a mansion located on the north bank of the River Thames in Caversham, a suburb of Reading in the English county...
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state houses, was built during the 1930s-1950s. Lower down the hill to the east, close to Caversham and Forbury, lies the smaller but more prosperous...
were also referred to by one or another of these terms. One study of Caversham, New Zealand, at the turn of the century notes that a skilled trade was...
south of the River Thames, which formed its northern border, but excluded Caversham and Slough. The Berkshire Downs, a chalk downland and area of outstanding...
water above Caversham Lock). It is toward the edge of the central urban area of the town of Reading and connected by a gangway to Caversham Bridge, a road...
unfenced water meadow by the river remaining on the River Thames below Caversham, and is home to a variety of rare plants and insects. The Swan Sanctuary...
However, the world's largest sea cave has formed in the heavily fractured Caversham sandstone (Barth, 2013) changing our understanding of which host rocks...
River Thames in southern Oxfordshire, England. The large parish borders Caversham, the most affluent major district of Reading, Berkshire.[citation needed]...
cross-river development and shared responsibilities more practicable. In 1911 Caversham, on the north bank, was transferred into Berkshire. In 1965, with the...
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