Cemetery Junction, Reading

Cemetery Junction
Cemetery Junction
	Aerial view of Cemetery Junction in 1986
Location
	Reading, Berkshire, UK
Coordinates	51°27′10″N 0°56′55″W / 51.4529°N 0.9487°WCoordinates: 51°27′10″N 0°56′55″W / 51.4529°N 0.9487°W
Roads at; junction	A4 London Road; A329 Wokingham Road; A329 Kings Road;
Construction
Type	Intersection

Cemetery Junction is a road junction in East Reading, bordering on Newtown, in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. It is a notorious bottleneck for traffic during rush hour, with the main A4 road meeting the A329 road from Wokingham.^[2]

Cemetery Junction in 1893

The junction is named after Reading Old Cemetery just to the east, with a grand ornamental gatehouse immediately off the junction.

Grand ornamental gatehouse to Reading Old Cemetery

Facilities[]

Located in the Cemetery Junction is , food shops, takeaway food outlets, public houses and a pharmacy.^[3]

Eponymous film[]

Cemetery Junction is the title of a 2010 film, directed by Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais, which was released in the UK on 14 April 2010 and which tackles love and class in a small 1970s town. Gervais explained that the title of the film was taken from Cemetery Junction, Reading, an area he knew as a child. Gervais also adds "[...] it's not really set in Reading, it's any small town, anywhere in the world to be honest."^[4]^[5]^[6]

Transport[]

Several major bus routes serve the Cemetery Junction, including:

Reading Buses route 17, Tilehurst–Three Tuns (Earley)
Reading Buses routes 13 and 14, Reading–Woodley
Reading Buses route 4 and X4, Reading–Wokingham–Bracknell
Arriva route 850, Reading–High Wycombe
Thames Travel routes 126,127,128,129 Twyford-Wokingham

References[]

^ OS Opendata StreetView
^ Roadworks on the way at Cemetery Junction, Reading Post, 24 June 2010.
^ "The Real Cemetery Junction". Visit Reading. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
^ "Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant on Cemetery Junction". BBC News. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
^ "Cemetery Junction starring the Reading Post". Reading Post. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
^ "Ricky Gervais is going Up the Junction". Reading Post. Retrieved 8 June 2011.

[1] OS Opendata StreetView

[2] Roadworks on the way at Cemetery Junction, Reading Post, 24 June 2010.

[3] "The Real Cemetery Junction". Visit Reading. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.

[4] "Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant on Cemetery Junction". BBC News. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2011.

[5] "Cemetery Junction starring the Reading Post". Reading Post. Retrieved 8 June 2011.

[6] "Ricky Gervais is going Up the Junction". Reading Post. Retrieved 8 June 2011.

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