Map of Reading, England, United Kingdom

Reading is a city in England, United Kingdom, with a population of about 318,014. It lies at 51.4562°N, 0.9711°W. Reading is about 59 km (37 mi) west of London, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Wokingham, 11 km to the southeast.

Reading at a glance

Where is Reading?

• The 18th largest city in United Kingdom by recorded population.
• The 14th largest city in England on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 50 min on the shortest day to 16 h 38 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Reading

• Wokingham — 11 km southeast
• Bracknell — 16 km east
• Maidenhead — 19 km northeast
• Fleet — 21 km southeast
• Basingstoke — 23 km south
• Farnborough — 23 km southeast
• High Wycombe — 25 km northeast
• Slough — 27 km east
• Aldershot — 27 km southeast
• Abingdon — 32 km northwest

Largest cities in England

• London — 8,961,989
• Birmingham — 1,157,603
• Manchester — 568,996
• Sheffield — 556,500
• Leeds — 536,280
• Liverpool — 496,770
• Bristol — 479,024
• Leicester — 368,600
• Bradford — 366,187
• Coventry — 345,324

Largest cities in United Kingdom

• London — 8,961,989
• Birmingham — 1,157,603
• Glasgow — 626,410
• Manchester — 568,996
• Sheffield — 556,500
• Leeds — 536,280
• Edinburgh — 514,990
• Liverpool — 496,770
• Bristol — 479,024
• Cardiff — 372,089

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Other places named Reading

• Reading — Pennsylvania, United States

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.