Purley on Thames

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Purley on Thames
Village and civil parish
St. Mary's Church of England Parish Church, Purley-on-Thames
Purley on Thames Location within Berkshire
Area	4.27 km2 (1.65 sq mi)
Population	4,394 (2011 census)[1]
• Density	1,029/km2 (2,670/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SU6676
Civil parish	Purley on Thames
Unitary authority	West Berkshire
Ceremonial county	Berkshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Reading
Postcode district	RG8, RG31
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Royal Berkshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Reading West
List of places UK England Berkshire 51°28′48″N 1°02′46″W / 51.480°N 1.046°W / 51.480; -1.046

Purley on Thames (known locally as Purley) is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England. Purley is centred 3 miles (4.8 km) north-west of Reading, 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Pangbourne, and 22 miles (35 km) south-east of Oxford. Historically, Purley comprised three separate manors and associated settlements. In the centre there is an historic area named variously Lething or Burley (Domesday) which accommodated traders and craftsmen alongside the main Reading to Oxford road.