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Burghfield Common

Burghfield Common is a village in the civil parish of Burghfield, in the West Berkshire district, in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, England. In 2024 it had an estimated population of 6415. The village is located among several villages and hamlets these being Mortimer Common, Burghfield, Burghfield Hill, Sheffield Bottom, Sulhampstead Abbots and Stratfield Mortimer. The closest towns are Reading and Tadley.

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Burghfield Common
Location within Berkshire
Area1.686 km2 (0.651 sq mi)
Population6,415 (2024 estimate)
• Density3,805/km2 (9,850/sq mi)
Civil parish
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Ceremonial county
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CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceThames Valley
FireRoyal Berkshire
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Burghfield Common is a village in the civil parish of Burghfield, in the West Berkshire district, in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, England. In 2024 it had an estimated population of 6415.1 The village is located among several villages and hamlets these being Mortimer Common, Burghfield, Burghfield Hill, Sheffield Bottom, Sulhampstead Abbots and Stratfield Mortimer. The closest towns are Reading and Tadley.

Burghfield Common is largely a mid to late 20th–century settlement.2 It is served by Reading Buses services 2/2a from Central Reading.3

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  1. "Burghfield Common". City Population De. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  2. "West Berkshire HER". Heritage Gateway. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  3. "lime 2 - Central Reading to Mortimer via Burghfield Common". Reading Buses. Retrieved 30 May 2026.