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Forbury Gardens is a public park in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. The park is on the site of the outer court of Reading Abbey. The site was formerly known as the Forbury. The current gardens is still known as The Forbury. Fairs were held on the site three times a year until the 19th century.

On 20 June 2020, three people were killed and three others seriously injured in a mass stabbing at the Forbury Gardens. The incident is being treated as a terrorist incident.

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  • View from the tower of St. Laurence's Church, c. 1875

    View from the tower of St Laurence's Church, c. 1875 by Henry Taunt

  • Forbury Hill

    Forbury Hill, used as a gun emplacement in the civil war

  • ForburyGardensMap

    Map of Forbury Gardens today

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