Forbury Hill

mound in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK

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Reading Forbury Hill
motte, artillery battery, mound, Reading Abbey: a Cluniac and Benedictine monastery and Civil War earthwork, 

• Gatehouse Gazetteer page^@
• Historic England research records page^@
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Location: 51.4571, -0.9665, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Battle of Bensington ⓘ
  major battle between Offa of Mercia and Cynewulf of Wessex

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  Battle of Englefield ⓘ
  battle on 31 December 870 at Englefield, near Reading

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  Battle of Ashdown ⓘ
  871 battle in Berkshire

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  Battle of Reading ⓘ
  871 battle at Reading

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  Battle of Basing ⓘ
  871 battle at Old Basing

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  Jack Cade's Rebellion ⓘ
  1450 revolt against the government of England

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  Siege of Reading ⓘ
  eleven-day blockade of Reading, Berkshire 1643

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  Battle of Chalgrove Field ⓘ
  1643 battle of the First English Civil War

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  First Battle of Newbury ⓘ
  battle near Newbury, Berkshire in September 1643

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  Siege of Basing House ⓘ
  1643 siege in the First English Civil War

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  Second Battle of Newbury ⓘ
  1644 battle that took place during the First English Civil War

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  Battle of Reading ⓘ
  1688 English battle

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  Forbury Hill ⓘ
  mound in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK

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  Alencon Link bunker ⓘ
  Cold war control bunker in Basingstoke, UK

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  Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire County Standby Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Buckinghamshire, UK

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  Berkshire Country Council Emergency Control Bunker ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Reading, UK

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  Easthampstead Park - Bracknell and East Berkshire (Sub) County Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Berkshire, UK

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  Region 6 War Room ⓘ
  nuclear bunker in Earley, Berkshire, England, UK

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  Warren Row ⓘ
  chalk quarry used as an aircraft factory and regional seat of government

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  Farnham Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Farnham, Surrey, England, UK  

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  Wallingford Castle ⓘ
  castle in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England, UK  

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  Windsor Castle ⓘ
  royal residence at Windsor in Berkshire, England, UK  

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  Odiham Castle ⓘ
  ruined castle situated near Odiham in Hampshire, England, UK  

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  Greys Court ⓘ
  Tudor country house in Oxfordshire, England, UK  

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  Donnington Castle ⓘ
  ruined medieval castle in Berkshire, England  

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  Basing House ⓘ
  Tudor palace and castle in Old Basing, United Kingdom  

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  Royal Army Physical Training Corps Museum ⓘ
  museum in Aldershot, United Kingdom

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  Stratfield Saye House ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house in Stratfield Saye, Hampshire, England, UK  

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  Museum of Military Medicine ⓘ
  military museum in Mytchett, Surrey, United Kingdom  

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  Aldershot Military Museum ⓘ
  military museum in South East England

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  Challenge at Aldershot (Military & Aerospace Museums) ⓘ
  museum in Aldershot, England, UK

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779 Battle of Bensington

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871 Battle of Englefield

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871 Battle of Ashdown

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871 Battle of Reading

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871 Battle of Basing

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1450 Jack Cade's Rebellion

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1642 — 1643 Siege of Reading

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1643 Battle of Chalgrove Field

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1643 First Battle of Newbury

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1643 — 1645 Siege of Basing House

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1644 Second Battle of Newbury

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1688 Battle of Reading

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1067 Wallingford Castle

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1070 Windsor Castle

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1207 Odiham Castle

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1348 Greys Court

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1386 Donnington Castle

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1531 Basing House

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1982 Museum of Military Medicine

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1984 Aldershot Military Museum

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1989 Challenge at Aldershot (Military & Aerospace Museums)

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Forbury Hill 2024

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	779	Battle of Bensington	Kingdom of Mercia, Kingdom of Wessex, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	871	Battle of Englefield	Kingdom of Wessex, battle, Danelaw, Æthelwulf	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	871	Battle of Ashdown	battle, Kingdom of Wessex, Vikings, Alfred the Great, Bagsecg, Halfdan Ragnarsson	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	871	Battle of Reading	Kingdom of Wessex, battle, Danelaw, Æthelred I, Halfdan Ragnarsson, Bagsecg	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	871	Battle of Basing	Kingdom of Wessex, battle, Æthelred I, Danelaw	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1450	Jack Cade's Rebellion	rebellion, Kingdom of England, rebel, London City Council	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1642	Siege of Reading	Roundhead, Cavalier, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Battle of Chalgrove Field	battle, Cavalier, Roundhead	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	First Battle of Newbury	battle, Cavalier, Roundhead	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Siege of Basing House	Roundhead, Cavalier, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1644	Second Battle of Newbury	battle, Cavalier	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1688	Battle of Reading	Dutch Republic, battle, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Ireland	Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
link	page		Historic England research records page@		Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1977	British Aerospace	organization, arms industry, aircraft industry	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1999	BAE Systems	arms industry, information security, public company, aerospace engineering, aerospace industry, business	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	2001	QinetiQ	arms industry, aerospace industry, public limited company, business	Wikidata
organisation	military unit	1911	Air Battalion Royal Engineers	military unit, army aviation component	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Forbury Hill	motte, artillery battery, mound	Wikidata
site	bunker		Alencon Link bunker	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire County Standby Emergency Centre	Buckinghamshire County Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Berkshire Country Council Emergency Control Bunker	Berkshire County Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Easthampstead Park - Bracknell and East Berkshire (Sub) County Control	Berkshire County Council, Bracknell Forest, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Region 6 War Room	university building, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Warren Row	bunker, aircraft factory, chalk quarry	Wikidata
site	castle		Farnham Castle	historic house museum, English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1067	Wallingford Castle	concentric castle, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1070	Windsor Castle	royal palace, Residence of the British Royal Family, historic house museum, English country house, tourist attraction, castle, palace	Wikidata
site	castle	1207	Odiham Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1348	Greys Court	English country house, historic house museum, quadrangular castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1386	Donnington Castle	English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1531	Basing House	independent museum, English country house, museum, castle	Wikidata
site	museum		Royal Army Physical Training Corps Museum	independent museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Stratfield Saye House	historic house museum, English country house, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1982	Museum of Military Medicine	independent museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1984	Aldershot Military Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Challenge at Aldershot (Military & Aerospace Museums)	aviation museum, military museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Forbury Hill 2024		Commons