Basingstoke

Basingstoke is the largest town in the county of Hampshire. It is situated in south central England, and lies across a valley at the source of the River Loddon at the far eastern edge of Salisbury Plain. It is located 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Southampton, 48 miles (77 km) southwest of London, 27 miles west of Guildford and 20 miles (32 km) northeast of the county town and former capital Winchester. According to the 2016 population estimate the town had a population of 113,776. It is part of the borough of Basingstoke and Deane and part of the parliamentary constituency of Basingstoke.