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|official_name= Arborfield |static_image_name= St Bartholomews, Arborfield - geograph.org.uk - 17640.jpg |static_image_caption= St Bartholomew's parish church |coordinates = {{coord|51.401|-0.916|display=inline,title}} |os_grid_reference= SU7567 |civil_parish= Arborfield and Newland |unitary_england= Wokingham |lieutenancy_england= Berkshire |region= South East England |country= England |post_town= Reading |postcode_district= RG2 |postcode_area= RG |dial_code= 0118 |constituency_westminster= Wokingham |website= Arborfield Village }}Arborfield is a village in Berkshire about {{convert|4.5|mi|0}} south-east of Reading, about {{convert|4|mi}} west of Wokingham. It is about {{convert|0.6|mi|0}} west of the sister village of Arborfield Cross and the two villages have become collectively known as Arborfield, with no signs marking their boundary. Arborfield Hall was the home of Sir John Conroy, Controller of the Household of the Duchess of Kent.[1] The village is on the A327 road linking Reading with Farnborough. Arborfield is in the civil parish of Arborfield and Newland, which is in the district of Wokingham unitary authority. ChurchesThe present Church of England parish church of Saint Bartholomew is a Gothic Revival building designed by J Picton and built in 1863.{{sfn|Pevsner|1966|p=66}} The new building replaces an older St Bartholomew's church that had been built in the 13th century and altered probably early in the 18th century.[2] When the new church was consecrated the roof of the old one was removed and later layers of plaster stripped from the interior walls, revealing Medieval wall paintings of "figure subjects and geometrical and masonry patterns" that "covered the walls".{{sfn|Ditchfield|Page|1923|pp=200–203}} These have now been lost and the church ruins have greatly deteriorated.{{sfn|Pevsner|1966|p=66}} The army garrison (below) has its own garrison church, a 20th-century building dedicated to Saint Eligius. Army garrisonArborfield is also known for the School of Electronic & Aeronautical Engineering (SEAE) where the British Army train their Electronic, Aircraft and Avionic engineers for RADAR, Telecommunications, Control Equipment, Aircraft (Airframes and Engines) and Avionic (Aviation electronic and weapon system) modalities. Arborfield Garrison is about {{convert|1|mi}} the other side of Arborfield Cross and which is mostly in the civil parish of Barkham. International Cocoa Quarantine CentreSince 1985, Arborfield has also been the home of the International Cocoa Quarantine Centre whose aim is to investigate and reduce diseases in cocoa plants worldwide. References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.berkshirehistory.com/castles/arborfield_hall.html|title=Arborfield Hall|publisher=Berkshire History|accessdate=29 August 2016}} 2. ^{{NHLE |num= 1313014 |desc= Remains of old church at NGR SU 7495 6802 |accessdate=23 July 2013}} Sources
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2 : Villages in Berkshire|Borough of Wokingham |
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