Reading topographic map
Interactive map
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About this map
Name: Reading topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Average elevation: 184 ft
Minimum elevation: 105 ft
Maximum elevation: 361 ft
Mary Russell Mitford lived in Reading for a number of years and then spent the rest of her life just outside the town at Three Mile Cross and Swallowfield. The fictional Belford Regis of her eponymous novel, first published in 1835, is largely based on Reading. Described with topographical accuracy, it is still possible to follow the steps of the novel's characters in present-day Reading.