Coley is an inner-town district near the centre of the town of Reading

Reading, Berkshire

Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....

, in the English

England

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 county of Berkshire

Berkshire

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The district has no formal boundaries, but the historically the name referred to the area roughly bounded by Castle Street, Castle Hill and the Bath Road to the north, Berkeley Avenue to the south and west, and the River Kennet

River Kennet

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 and Bridge Street to the east. Coley is bordered to its south and west by the much more recent suburb of Coley Park

Coley Park

Coley Park is a suburb of the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. It is largely built on the estate of a country house of the same name.-Location:...

, to its north by West Reading

West Reading, Berkshire

West Reading is a district of the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire.-Geography:The district has no formal boundaries, but the name is generally used to refer to the area to the west of Reading's town centre, to the north of the suburbs of Coley and Southcote, to the east of the...

, and to its east by Katesgrove

Katesgrove

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  and the Inner Distribution Road

Inner Distribution Road

Inner Distribution Road or IDR is a dual carriageway ring road that encircles the town centre of Reading, Berkshire, England. It forms part of the A329 that runs from Wentworth in Surrey to Thame in Oxfordshire.- History :...

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The district lies entirely within the borough of Reading, within Minster and Abbey wards. It is within the Reading West parliamentary constituency

Reading West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Coley is split between the Church of England parishes

Church of England parish church

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 of All Saints Church

All Saints' Church, Reading

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 and St Giles' Church

St Giles' Church, Reading

St Giles' Church is a parish church in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire.St Giles' was one of the three original parish churches, along with St Mary's and St Laurence's, serving the medieval borough of Reading...

, although neither church is actually within the district.

The Berkshire Record Office

Berkshire Record Office

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 is located in Coley Avenue near to the junction with Bath Road.