Crowthorne: Berkshire Village Between Broadmoor and the Transport Research Laboratory
Crowthorne sits in the Bracknell Forest unitary authority in Berkshire, about 35 miles west of central London. The population is around 7,000 for the village itself, though the wider civil parish is larger. The village is known for two institutions. Broadmoor Hospital, a high-security psychiatric hospital opened in 1863, sits on the southern edge. It has housed some of the most notorious patients in British criminal history and remains one of three high-security hospitals in England. The Transport Research Laboratory (TRL), which developed road safety standards and crash testing for decades, had its headquarters here until relocation. Wellington College, a prominent independent school founded in 1859 as a memorial to the Duke of Wellington, occupies extensive grounds to the north. The village itself has a quiet, wooded character, surrounded by Crown Estate pine plantations.
The village centre along the High Street has a small parade of shops and a pub. Edgbarrow Woods and the surrounding heathland provide walking. Crowthorne station is on the North Downs Line between Reading and Guildford, with services to Reading in about 15 minutes. The A3095 connects to Sandhurst and Camberley, and the B3348 links to the A329 and Bracknell. The M3 is accessible at junction 4 via the A327. For those exploring adult companionship in the east Berkshire area, Crowthorne's rail connections and road links to the M3 and M4 corridor connect it to Reading, Bracknell, and the wider Thames Valley.
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Crowthorne sits in the Bracknell Forest unitary authority in Berkshire, about 35 miles west of central London. The population is around 7,000 for the village itself, though the wider civil parish is larger. The village is known for two institutions. Broadmoor Hospital, a high-security psychiatric hospital opened in 1863, sits on the southern edge. It has housed some of the most notorious patients in British criminal history and remains one of three high-security hospitals in England. The Transport Research Laboratory (TRL), which developed road safety standards and crash testing for decades, had its headquarters here until relocation. Wellington College, a prominent independent school founded in 1859 as a memorial to the Duke of Wellington, occupies extensive grounds to the north. The village itself has a quiet, wooded character, surrounded by Crown Estate pine plantations.
The village centre along the High Street has a small parade of shops and a pub. Edgbarrow Woods and the surrounding heathland provide walking. Crowthorne station is on the North Downs Line between Reading and Guildford, with services to Reading in about 15 minutes. The A3095 connects to Sandhurst and Camberley, and the B3348 links to the A329 and Bracknell. The M3 is accessible at junction 4 via the A327. For those exploring adult companionship in the east Berkshire area, Crowthorne's rail connections and road links to the M3 and M4 corridor connect it to Reading, Bracknell, and the wider Thames Valley.
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