Emmer Green
Emmer Green is the northernmost suburb of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. The geographical area has, since 1997, extended from Surley Row to the Oxfordshire boundary and from the old Peppard Road to the footpath through Hemdean Valley. The name of the village is believed to derive from an old Saxon word Eamere meaning ‘a lake beside a stream’. As of the 2011 census Emmer Green has a population of 7,849 with 3,288 homes.
Schools
There are two primary schools, Emmer Green Primary School (Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ Oct 2024) and The Hill Primary School (Ofsted rated ‘Good’ Dec 2024) which is situated between Emmer Green and Caversham, and the Comprehensive Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre (Ofsted rated ‘Good’ May 2024).
Nature
Emmer Green is bordered by the extensive nature reserve at Clayfield Copse and Blackhouse Woods and also by the tip of the Chiltern Hills at Bugs Bottom (also known as Hemdean Bottom). There is a cycle path to Wallingford and access to Balmore Park which overlooks Caversham. Together with Caversham the area is green-buffered by sports fields, agricultural fields or woodland to the north with Rotherfield Peppard and the west with Mapledurham.
Transport
Emmer Green is served by three principal bus routes: the pink 23, 24 and 25 and one community link route the 28.
Sport & Leisure
Emmer Green hosts Caversham AFC and Emmer Green FC on the football recreation ground at Clayfield Copse, the Caversham Park Tennis Club can be found at the Clayfield Copse tennis courts and Abbey RFC has its home at the Rugby Union playing ground off Peppard Road.
Sources & Links:
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmer_Green
Emmer Green Residents Association www.egra.co.uk
The New Berkshire Village Book, written by members of the Berkshire Federation of Women's Institutes and published by Countryside Books. http://www.visitoruk.com/Reading/emmer-green-C592-V16967.html
