| Sonning | |
|---|---|
| Village and civil parish | |
 The River Thames, Sonning | |
  Sonning Location within Berkshire | |
| Population | 1,445 (2001) 1,631 (2011 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SU757755 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | READING |
| Postcode district | RG4 |
| Dialling code | 0118 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Royal Berkshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| UK Parliament | |
Sonning (traditional: /ˈsʌnɪŋ/;[2] modern: /ˈsɒnɪŋ/) is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England, on the River Thames, east of Reading. The village was described by Jerome K. Jerome in his book Three Men in a Boat as "the most fairy-like little nook on the whole river".[3]
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ Myres, J.N.L. The English Settlements. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0198217190.
- ^ Jerome, Jerome K (1889). Three Men in a Boat (1964 ed.). London: Folio Society. p. 141.