Autumn in Basingstoke - a photo on Flickriver

Basingstoke is a large town in northeast Hampshire, in south central England. It lies across a valley at the source of the River Loddon. It is located 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Southampton, 48 miles (77 km) southwest of London, and 19 miles (31 km) northeast of the county town and former capital Winchester. In 2012 it had an estimated population of 84,275, however this does not include the large suburban villages of Chineham, Old Basing or Lychpit, which are now generally considered as outer suburbs. 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" because of the number of large roundabouts.

Often mistaken for a new town, Basingstoke is an old market town expanded in the 1960s as a result of a tripartite agreement between London County Council and Hampshire County Council. It was developed rapidly, along with various other towns in the United Kingdom in order to accommodate part of the London 'overspill' as perceived under the Greater London Plan in 1944. Basingstoke market was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 and it 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 an important economic centre for the United Kingdom, and houses the locations of the UK headquarters of De La Rue, Sun Life Financial, The Automobile Association, ST Ericsson, GAME, Motorola, Barracuda Networks, Eli Lilly and Company, BNP Paribas, the leasing arm of BNP Paribas in the UK, and Sony Professional Solutions (Europe). It is also the location of the European headquarters of the Adidas Golf Company. Other industries include various IT, telecommunications, insurance and electronics.

This is at the western end of Eastrop Park. This popular park has a boating lake, tree trail, trim trail, children’s play area and a paddling pool are all available. Due to its high standards, Eastrop Park has been awarded the Green Flag Award for 2014-15 and a management plan is being produced which sets out the future management of the park.

The River Loddon runs through the park, feeding into a balancing pond in the wildlife area, where a dipping platform allows you to observe wildlife on, below and beside the water. Many birds inhabit this area including a resident kingfisher which can be seen hunting along the river.

A programme of other events which are run throughout the summer is advertised in the What's On guide on the Destination Basingstoke website.

The large glass building here that towers over Basingstoke's Bus Station and the Eastrop Roundabout is Churchill Plaza. It is currently used by Barclays, and has suffered several fires. Floors 8 to 10 caught fire in 1991 although these were successfully extinguished and the building rebuilt. Churchill Plaza features office accommodation in two wings located off a central core. Floorplates are available up to almost 1,000 square metres in the size... 997 to be precise.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basingstoke

www.basingstoke.gov.uk/browse/leisure-and-culture/parks-a...

wikimapia.org/6126901/Churchill-Plaza-Barclays-Bank

www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=1895

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Basingstoke (show map)

Taken on: October 25, 2009

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