Colthrop
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
|country = England
|type= Suburb
|official_name= Colthrop
|static_image_name = Cottages at Colthrop - geograph.org.uk - 333234.jpg
|static_image_caption = Cottages at Colthrop
|coordinates = {{coord|51.403686|-1.225291|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|map_type= Berkshire
|population =
|population_density =
|metropolitan_borough= West Berkshire
|metropolitan_county= Berkshire
|region= South East England
|constituency_westminster= Berkshire
|post_town= Thatcham
|postcode_district= RG19
|postcode_area= RG
|dial_code= 01635
|os_grid_reference= SU542668
}}
Colthrop is a suburb of the town of Thatcham in the English county of Berkshire, England.{{cite map|title=Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 174 Newbury & Wantage (Hungerford & Didcot)|ISBN= 9780319228739 |publisher=Ordnance Survey|date=2014}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/opendatadownload/products.html |title=Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer |format=csv (download) |date= 1 January 2016 |publisher=Ordnance Survey |website=www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk |accessdate=18 February 2016}}
Geography
Colthrop is part of the civil parish of Thatcham. The settlement lies on the A4 road, and is the location of numerous industrial parks and haulage depots due to the area's proximity to Thatcham railway station. The industrial area was previously the site of the Colthrop paper mills.{{cn|date=March 2023}}
Motor Insurers' Automotive Research Centre
The motor insurers’ automotive research centre was established by the UK motor insurance industry in 1969. Its aim is to reduce or contain the cost of motor insurance claims in the UK whilst maintaining safety standards. It is based at Colthrop in Thatcham.{{cite web |url=https://www.thatcham.org/what-we-do/ |title=Thatcham Research: Automotive Research, Testing & Training |publisher=Motor Insurers' Automotive Research Centre |access-date=4 March 2021}} The 'Thatcham categories' issued by the centre for vehicle immobilisers and alarms have become an industry standard since their launch in the 1990s.{{cite web |url=https://www.thatcham.org/what-we-do/security/ |title=Thatcham Research: Vehicle Security |publisher=Motor Insurers' Automotive Research Centre |access-date=4 March 2021}}
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