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The town of Basingstoke - Hampshire is an English to town that is situated within the northeast of Hampshire. This town is situated opposite the valley from River Loddon. This town is situated about forty eight miles to the south west of London, thirty miles to the north east of the town of Southampton and also sixteen miles to the south west of Reading. Basingstoke is also about nineteen miles north east of Winchester.
The town is located within the valley which runs through the area of North Downs. This town is a interchange between Andover and Alton. The town is part of the route that connects the south west part of England with London. The parliamentary constituency for Basingstoke was first formed in 1885.
This town is home to a population of 8913. There is a number of parts that make up the town. This town is often referred to as roundabout city due to the vast amount of roundabouts that are based in the town.
The town of Basingstoke often gets referred to as a new town but this is not the case as it is an old town. This town has expanded over the years and the first part of the expansion took place during the 1960s. The expansions came about due to an agreement between a few councils.
The town is very prosperous and its standard of living is above that of the standard average. There is at present a very low rate for unemployment in the town. The town has a centre of economics and there is a lot of big businesses that have headquarters which are based in the town. These companies include Automobile Association, Motorola, Sun Life, this is a financial company from Canada, Sony and also GAME.
The actual size and shape of the town can not be identified nowadays due to the massive expansion that has taken place. There is no actual single boundary for the town. Most of the town is represented by the unparished area. There is a lot of other areas that could be classed as being a part of this town however these are separate parishes.
The town is home to a big shopping centre which is called Festival Place. Festival Place shopping centre first opened during autumn 2002. The shopping centre has made a dramatic change to the centre of the town. The centre is now home to a range of cafes, restaurants and shops.
