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Basingstoke
Basingstoke ( ) is a town in Hampshire, situated in south-central England across a valley at the source of the River Loddon on the western edge of the North Downs. It is the largest settlement in Hampshire without city status in the United Kingdom, city status. It is located north-east of Southampton, south-west of London, west of Guildford, south of Reading, Berkshire, Reading and north-east of the county town and former capital Winchester. According to the 2021 population estimate, the town had a population of 185,200. It is part of the borough of Basingstoke and Deane and part of the constituency#United Kingdom, parliamentary constituency of Basingstoke (UK Parliament constituency), Basingstoke. Basingstoke is an old market town expanded in the mid-1960s, as a result of an agreement between London County Council and Hampshire County Council. It was developed rapidly after the Second World War, along with various other towns in the United Kingdom, in order to accommodate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basingstoke And Deane
Basingstoke and Deane is a local government district with borough status in Hampshire, England. The main town is Basingstoke, where the council is based. The district also includes the towns of Tadley and Whitchurch, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. The modern district was created in 1974, initially being called Basingstoke. It changed its name to "Basingstoke and Deane" in 1978 at the same time that it was made a borough; Deane was added to the name to represent the rural parts of the borough, being the area's smallest village. Parts of the borough lie within the North Wessex Downs, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The neighbouring districts are Hart, East Hampshire, Winchester, Test Valley, West Berkshire and Wokingham. History The town of Basingstoke was an ancient borough. It appears to have had a degree of self-government from at least the thirteenth century, was incorporated as a borough in 1392 and was given the right to appoint a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basingstoke (UK Parliament Constituency)
Basingstoke () is a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency in Hampshire represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 by Luke Murphy (politician), Luke Murphy, a member of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. Constituency profile The constituency is based around the town of Basingstoke in Hampshire. Basingstoke is both a commuter town with frequent trains to London and a regional economic centre, making this a prosperous area. History Political history Historically, Basingstoke has been a Conservative safe seat, but in 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 it elected a Labour Party (UK), Labour MP for the first time in its history. With the exception of this and a Liberal Party (UK), Liberal MP being elected in 1923 United Kingdom general election, 1923, it has elected Conservative Party (UK), Conservative MPs since the seat was created in 1885. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chineham
Chineham ( ) is a civil parish on the outskirts of Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. It is situated about northeast of central Basingstoke, just north of the A33 road between Basingstoke and Reading. Demography Population The population of Chineham in 2011 was 9,240 in 3,875 households. Ethnicity History The current parish was established in 1986, but the manor is much older and was first recorded in the Domesday Book as ''Chineham'' in ''Basingestoch Hundred – Hantescire'' in 1086. The suffix “ham” name may suggest a farm or enclosure, and Coates suggests “Chine” is derived from the Old English 'cinu' which means a 'ravine or rift', which may refer to the way that the Basingstoke-Reading railway line passes between low hills in the vicinity, and implying that Chineham means 'rift estate'. The ecclesiastical parish was formed in 1990, prior to this Chineham formed a detached part of the parish of Monk Sherborne, and its tithing was part of Basingstoke hundred. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampshire
Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Berkshire to the north, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south, Dorset to the west, and Wiltshire to the north-west. Southampton is the largest settlement, while Winchester is the county town. Other significant settlements within the county include Portsmouth, Basingstoke, Andover, Hampshire, Andover, Gosport, Fareham and Aldershot. The county has an area of and a population of 1,844,245, making it the Counties in England by population, 5th-most populous in England. The South Hampshire built-up area in the south-east of the county has a population of 855,569 and contains the cities of Southampton (269,781) and Portsmouth (208,100). In the north-east, the Farnborough, Hampshire, Farnborough/Aldershot Farnborough/Aldershot built-up area, conurbation extends into Berkshire and Surrey and has a populati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Loddon
The River Loddon is a tributary of the River Thames in southern England. It rises at Basingstoke in Hampshire and flows northwards for to meet the Thames at Wargrave in Berkshire. Together, the Loddon and its tributaries drain an area of . The river had many active water mill, mills, and has many remnants of flow modifications by the building up of mill pond reaches with weirs and sluices and the adjacent leat, mill races (also called leats). Most of these used wheels to generate their power – two used water turbines. One was a silk mill for a short period, and one a paper mill, with the rest milling corn or producing flour. Several have been converted to become homes or hotels, but Longbridge Mill has been restored and still operates occasionally. The river has been used for recreational and possibly minor commercial navigation and in drier spells it can be safely canoed in some places. The Loddon is a habitat for diverse wildlife. Former gravel workings have become Lod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Basing
Old Basing is a village in Hampshire, England, just east of Basingstoke. It was called ''Basengum'' in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and ''Basinges'' in the Domesday Book. Etymology The name Basing comes from two Old English components: ''Basa'', the name of an Anglo-Saxon tribal leader, and the suffix ''-ingas'', meaning "people of". This origin is shared with Basingstoke, which came from adding the additional component ''stoc'', meaning "secondary farm/settlement", reflecting that Basing was originally the larger settlement. The adjective ''Old'' was added officially in the latter half of the 20th century (between 1968 and 1986 according to OS maps); a 1911 local history referred to the village as Basing, with Old Basing listed as an alternative name. History Old Basing was first settled in the sixth century by a proto-Anglo-Saxon tribe known as the '' Basingas''. In the ninth century it was a royal estate and it was the site of the Battle of Basing on or about 22 January 871 A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Michael's Church, Basingstoke
St. Michael's Church is an Anglican Church of England parish church, parish church in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. It is located in the lower part of the town, near its centre, towards the northern end of Church Street and is of historical value. It is designated a Grade I listed building. History St. Michael's is a Listed building, Grade I listed building. It is largely of 16th-century construction in stone and flint. As with many British churches, there is evidence of much alteration made to the building over the centuries The south porch of the church was built in 1539, and a War Memorial Chapel installed in 1920. The building takes the form of a double-aisled church with a west tower and two separate chapels either side of the chancel at the eastern end. There is an attached churchyard, which was closed to burials around 1860. In the southeast corner, St Stephen's Chapel and the vestry are the earliest parts extant, with exterior walls of rough flint and rubble, and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
