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Three Mile Cross sits on the southern edge of Reading, its name pinpointing its historical distance from the town center along the old coaching route to Basingstoke. Once a quiet hamlet centered around the Basingstoke Road, the village served as the setting for Mary Russell Mitford’s 19th-century literary sketches, *Our Village*, and her cottage still stands as a reminder of its rural past. Today, the geography of the area has been significantly shaped by the arrival of the M4, which borders the village to the north, providing straightforward regional access while firmly separating the locality from the urban sprawl of Reading. While recent years have seen significant residential expansion, the core of the village retains a handful of established amenities, including a traditional pub and a local post office. It remains a practical spot for those needing to balance proximity to the Thames Valley’s commercial hubs with the immediate availability of the Hampshire countryside just a few miles further south.