18-600: Calcot may refer to: Places in England [ edit ] Calcot, Berkshire Calcot Mill Calcot Park Calcot, Gloucestershire , a hamlet in the parish of Coln St Dennis Calcot Manor , a historic house 3 miles west of Tetbury, Gloucestershire Other [ edit ] Calçot , a variety of scallion or spring onion Calcot Chambre (1573–1635), English parliamentarian See also [ edit ] Calcutt (disambiguation) , including Calcott Kalkot ,
36-555: A constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament . Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies , the seat was abolished. Its area was transferred to the new constituencies of Earley and Woodley (Whitley ward), Reading Central (Battle, Minster and Southcote wards), and Reading West and Mid Berkshire (all other wards). These constituencies were first contested at
54-526: A branch of Dunelm Mill , Carpetright , Utopia Nightclub and Reading Megabowl bowling alley. In 2015, the retail park was demolished (apart from the Dunelm Mill store) and a new branch of IKEA was opened in its place in July 2016. The original plan was for a three-storey 410,000 sq ft (38,000 m ) store, but in the end a reduced 342,780 sq ft (31,845 m ) store over two floors
72-589: A car dealers between the two; all close to Junction 12 of the M4 motorway . In September 1981, an 81,000 sq ft (7,500 m ) hypermarket , a BHS and Sainsbury's joint enterprise, opened up. At the time, it was one of the largest hypermarkets in the United Kingdom . This store featured in the SavaCentre TV adverts in 1983. In 1989, Sainsbury's bought out BHS's 50% share in the partnership, and
90-434: A nursery. When children leave primary school at 11 they attend secondary schools in neighbouring villages. Calcot Park is a large country house and estate, to the north east of Calcot. Over the years the estate has been the home to Peter Vanlore , Frances Kendrick, and to John Blagrave, a relative of the mathematician John Blagrave , who built the present house in 1759. Today the house has been converted into apartments and
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126-475: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Calcot, Berkshire Calcot , or Calcot Row , is a village in West Berkshire , England. Calcot is within the built-up area of Reading , located about 3 miles (4.8 km) out of the town centre, and straddles the historic A4 Bath Road . It sits between the hamlet of Horncastle and Junction 12 of
144-707: Is part of the Reading West parliamentary constituency . The Calcot ward of West Berkshire has an area of 324 ha and a total population of 9,093 living in 3,554 dwellings. Calcot has two primary schools serving pupils aged 4 to 11. Serving the Beansheaf and Fords Farm communities to the south of the A4 Bath Road is Kennet Valley Primary School while north of the A4, both sharing the same grounds, are Calcot Junior School and Calcot Infant School, which incorporates
162-451: The 2024 general election . Since its 1983 creation the constituency was a bellwether paradigm example of a marginal seat . Boundary changes for the 2010 election took in areas of population expansion to the east in new largely private sector housing estates. Unemployment is close to the regional average, which is lower than the national average and the constituency has seen a marked increase in properties and property prices throughout
180-468: The M4 motorway . Tilehurst is to the north, and the village of Theale is to the west, across the motorway. Its named neighbourhoods include Beansheaf Farm , Fords Farm and Calcot Place south of the centre developed in the early 21st century. It is contiguous with Reading and Theale . Although now a suburb of Reading , Calcot is not within the Borough of Reading. Rather it is split between
198-707: The civil parishes of Holybrook and Tilehurst Without , with that part of Calcot north of the Bath Road in Tilehurst parish and that part south in Holybrook parish. The whole of Holybrook parish and the part of Calcot within Tilehurst parish, form the Calcot electoral ward of the unitary authority of West Berkshire . Both parishes have elected parish councils and, together with the unitary authority, are responsible for different aspects of local government . Calcot
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#1732772829463216-481: The 2001 to 2011 period which saw town centre regeneration and investment by a Labour Party-controlled council enhanced by Reading railway station hub improvements and enterprise areas equally. The Reading West parliamentary constituency was first contested in 1983, when it was won by a member of the Conservative Party , Tony Durant , the sitting MP for the abolished Reading North constituency . He held
234-403: The following year the right side of the store was extended by 20,000 sq ft (1,900 m ) to over 101,000 sq ft (9,400 m ). In August 1998, it was re-modelled, to provide a greater emphasis on food, at a cost £26m. The SavaCentre was downsized and re-branded as Sainsbury's in 2005, with the extension being sold off to Next . A further refurbishment took place in 2008. At
252-621: The grounds have become a golf course. Calcot Mill is a former watermill on the Holy Brook . It was built on the site of a mill originally owned by Reading Abbey and has been converted into apartments. Pincent's Kiln is an Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) on the western border of the area. Calcot is home to two large shopping complexes - the SavaCentre and the Pincents Lane Retail Park and has
270-554: The same time, the SavaCentre site was rebranded as the Calcot Retail Park, with branches of Sports Direct , Boots and McDonald's opening up. In 2015, an Argos in-store concession opened up inside Sainsbury's. However, the SavaCentre name is still more commonly used by the locals. On the other side of the car dealers, was the Pincents Lane Retail Park. This was anchored by a branch of Homebase , but also featuring
288-572: The seat for the Conservatives. Sharma held several posts within government, including serving in the Cabinet as the President for COP26 from January 2021 until October 2022. 1983–1997 Formed as a county constituency, largely from parts of the abolished constituency of Reading North . Extended westwards to include parts of Newbury . 1997–2010 The boundary with Reading East
306-523: The seat through two subsequent general elections until he retired at the 1997 election . The constituency was then won by Martin Salter for Labour , as part of the landslide that brought Labour back to power under Tony Blair . Salter held the seat through the 13 years of Labour government until Parliament was dissolved in April 2010, but did not stand in the 2010 general election , when Alok Sharma won
324-503: Was built because of the growth in online shopping. Calcot is east of the M4 motorway. Local bus services are provided by Reading Buses . The nearest railway stations are Theale , Tilehurst and Reading West . In 1881 the American post-impressionist painter John Singer Sargent spent the summer with his family in the village. Reading West (constituency) Reading West was
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