Physically, the key features of Purley-on-Thames are the River Thames, the railway (the main London to Bristol and South Wales line) and the A329. These three "corridors" now form significant physical barriers and in some respects the village can be regarded as being at least three different areas: the area between the railway and the river, the area between the railway and the road and the area South of the road. Purley stretches from the hills upon which Tilehurst is situated to the water meadows of the Thames and from the Reading boundary to the countryside. On two sides it is surrounded by the North Sussex Wessex Downs area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Farming is still practised in Purley and, although the vineyard has gone, arable farming, dairy and livestock farming still exist in the parish.

This community has its own website through which you can find out about local information and how your local council is working for you.

To find out more please click on the link below.

http://www.purleyonthames.net