The suburb takes its name from the Emm Brook, a small river that is a tributary of the River Loddon.[3]
There are four schools in Emmbrook: Emmbrook Junior School, Emmbrook Infant School, St Cecilia's Primary school and The Emmbrook School (11-18yrs). The latter is one of four main secondary schools serving Wokingham, and one of two schools in Wokingham with a specialism in Maths and Computing.
Other local amenities in Emmbrook include three pubs: The Dog and Duck, The Rifle Volunteer and The Emmbrook Inn (formerly The Thatched Cottage); shops, a village hall, two social centres, a small business park, a post office and an Indian restaurant.
Sports clubs include Wokingham & Emmbrook FC, Emmbrook & Bearwood Cricket Club and Emmbrook & Wokingham Boxing Club.
The 1st Emmbrook Scout Troop, based at Hedley Hall, was launched on February 19, 1964 by Helmut van Emden. It has been run by Martin and Jessamy Wilson since 1988. It boasts one Explorer pack, two Scout packs, two Cub packs and two Beaver packs, with over 200 local children attending.
Joel Park lies to the south east, and Old Forest Meadows lies to the north west of Emmbrook.
