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Basingstoke

UK Place
Demography
Population82913 ( )
Administration
Districts of EnglandBasingstoke and Deane
Shire countyHampshire
RegionSouth East England
CountryEngland
Other Information
Post townBasingstoke
Postcode districtRG21, RG22, RG23, RG24 RG
Dialling code01256
UK ParliamentBasingstoke

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Basingstoke is a town in northeast Hampshire, in south-central England. It lies across a valley at the source of the River Loddon. It is 48 mi (77.2 km) southwest of London, 30 mi (48.3 km) northeast of Southampton, 16 mi (25.7 km) southwest of Reading and 19 mi (30.6 km) northeast of the county town, Winchester. In 2008 it had an estimated population of 82,913. It is part of the borough of Basingstoke and Deane and part of the parliamentary constituency of Basingstoke. Basingstoke is often nicknamed "Doughnut City" or "Roundabout City" due to the number of roundabouts.

Often mistaken for a new town, Basingstoke is an old market town expanded in the 1960s as part of a tripartite agreement between London County Council, Hampshire County Council and Basingstoke Borough Council. It was developed rapidly, along with Andover and Tadley, to accommodate part of the London 'overspill' as perceived under the Greater London Plan, 1944.

Basingstoke market was mentioned in the Domesday Book and Basingstoke remained a small market town until the 1950s. It still has a regular market, but is now bigger than Hampshire County Council's definition of a market town.

Basingstoke is a prosperous town, with an above-average standard of living and low unemployment. It is an economic centre, and the location of the UK headquarters of Sun Life Financial of Canada, The Automobile Association, ST Ericsson, Huawei Technologies, GAME, Motorola and Sony Professional Solutions (Europe). Other industries include drug manufacture, IT, communications, insurance and electronics.

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Image of suspect from Basingstoke mugging - Basingstoke Gazette Tweet this news
Basingstoke Gazette--The victim suffered a collapsed lung and fractured ribs following the attack on June 4 in Packenham Road, Kings Furlong, -Basingstoke-. ... - Date : Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:29:59 GMT+00:00
You are here News Health Basingstoke group prepares for charity event - Basingstoke Observer Tweet this news
Basingstoke Observer--A team of ladies from Great Guns Marketing will be taking on this year's Race for Life in -Basingstoke- in memory of a colleague. ... - Date : Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:18:12 GMT+00:00
Data watchdog says NHS is making too many mistakes - CRN - UK Tweet this news
CRN - UK---Basingstoke- and North Hampshire NHS Foundation Trust found itself in hot water after an unencrypted Excel spreadsheet containing the pathology results of ... - Date : Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:10:53 GMT+00:00
You are here News Crime Man has shoes stolen in town assault - Basingstoke Observer Tweet this news
Basingstoke Observer--A pair of robbers used hedge trimmers to break into a -Basingstoke- address occupied by a family who are new to the area. The incident occurred sometime ... - Date : Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:18:09 GMT+00:00

Recent history :
Year Population
1801 2,589
1841 4,066
1871 5,574
1891 7,960
1911 11,259
1921 12,415
1931 13,865
1951 16,978
1961 25,980
1971 52,608

Recent history :
Basingstoke & Deane Compared
2001 UK census Basingstoke and Deane South East England England
Total population 152,573 8,000,645 49,138,831
Population density 2.41 4.20 3.77
White British 96.6% 95.1% 90.9%
Asian 1.2% 2.3% 4.6%
Mixed race 1.0% 1.1% 1.3%
Christian 74.0% 72.8% 71.7%
No religion 17.0% 16.5% 14.6%
Good health 74.3% 71.5% 68.8%
Employed full time 51.0% 43.2% 40.8%
Owner Occupier with mortgage or loan 48.7% 41.9% 38.9%
Travelling less than 10 km to work 64.2% 63.0% 67.5%



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