Sonning

Sonning
Village and civil parish
The River Thames, Sonning
Sonning
Location within Berkshire
Population1,612 (Parish, 2021)
OS grid referenceSU757755
Civil parish
  • Sonning
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townREADING
Postcode districtRG4
Dialling code0118
PoliceThames Valley
FireRoyal Berkshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament

Sonning (traditional: /ˈsʌnɪŋ/; 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".