Berkeley, Gloucestershire Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Berkeley is a town on the south bank of the River Severn in Gloucestershire, UK. The town is located mid way between Bristol and Gloucester and is built on a small hill in the Vale of Berkeley. The town is noted for its Castle where the imprisoned Edward II was murdered.Berkeley was also home to a Magnox nuclear power station. This power station has since been decomissioned and all that remains are the two reactors encased in concrete. The administrative centre adjacent to the station is still active however - the centre was founded as Berkeley Nuclear Laboratories in the early 60s and was one of the three principal research laboratories of the CEGB
Just north of Berkeley lies the port of Sharpness, one of the most inland in Britain. The Gloucester & Sharpness Canal; starts here, and the river used to be crossed by the Severn Railway Bridge - however, this was damaged beyond repair by ship-collision in 1960.
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