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Basingstoke

Town in Hampshire, England

Citytown big city unparished areaQ810196

Also known as Basingstoke, Hampshire · Basingstoke, England

Country: United Kingdom
Located in: Basingstoke and Deane
Population: 107,355(2011)
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Area: 29.185 km²
Postal code: RG21
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, RG23
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Website: basingstoke.gov.uk

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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. It is located 30 miles (48 km) north-east of Southampton, 48 miles (77 km) south-west of London, 27 miles (43 km) west of Guildford, 22 miles (35 km) south of Reading and 20 miles (32 km) north-east of the county town and former capital Winchester. According to the 2021 population estimate, the town had a population of 107,642. It is part of the borough of Basingstoke and Deane and part of the parliamentary constituency of Basingstoke.

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Twinned administrative body: Alençon
Local dialing code: 01256
Shares border with: Reading
Farleigh Wallop
OS grid reference: SU637523
Capital of: Basingstoke and Deane
Historic county: Hampshire
Different from: Basingstoke railway station

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51.2628, -1.0862OpenStreetMap ↗

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