The majority of the area's population resides out of the borough boundaries.

The old borough boundary remained for some time as constituency and ward boundaries, but these have now been moved.

It was also the name of the ecclesiastical parish which extended further than the borough boundary.

These companies are distributed around Reading, including in business parks just inside or outside the borough boundary.

Individual villages within the borough boundaries are also represented by parish councils.

The borough boundaries were extended again in 1933 by a county review order.

They could decide if an area formed a "community of interest" with the town and should be included within the borough boundaries.

St Helens youth policy does not operate solely in the borough boundaries of the town.

The borough boundaries were altered in 1900 and 1933.

Outside the borough boundaries but often considered to be part of the town: