Newbury

Newbury is a town in Berkshire, England. It is situated on the River Kennet to the west of Reading and has a population of about 32,000. It is part of a conurbation totalling about 60,000. [1]

## Contents

* 1 Business
* 2 Transport
* 3 Leisure
* 4 References

## Business[edit]

A major employer in Newbury is the mobile phone company Vodafone, which employs about 4,000 people.

## Transport[edit]

Newbury is close to the M4 motorway and has a railway station on the line to London Paddington station.

## Leisure[edit]

The River Kennet is popular for boating and Newbury has a racecourse. [2]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ http://www.newbury.net/about.htm
2. ↑ http://m.newburyracecourse.co.uk/