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Stratfield Mortimer is a friendly Parish and has a wide range of local services; schools, shops, fire station, library and a number of clubs and societies providing the needs of the community. It has easy access to the towns of Reading, Newbury, Basingstoke and Wokingham with its own Brunel designed railway station and close proximity to both the M4 and M3. The Parish, occupying approximately 1250 hectares, remains essentially a rural area with a high proportion actively farmed and also contains substantial woodland. At the heart of the Parish lies the village of Mortimer built on gravel land. The village envelope occupies approximately 10% of the parish serving a population of 3584 (2001 Census). Close by, but distinctly separate, are a number of communities e.g. Wokefield, Beech Hill and Burghfield. This physical separation maintains the Parish’s and the village of Mortimer’s discrete identity. Despite residential expansion and urban influences, which have continued since Victorian times, the village retains a rural identity and character, and the benefits of a close-knit community life.Many rights of way and other public footpaths criss-cross the Parish and the village giving easy access to the countryside. The essence of the countryside is felt right into the village with working farmland abutting main village highways.