Basingstoke
About Basingstoke
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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Another theory is that Queen Victoria visited and they changed it for her, but we don't really know why. It might just evolve that way. You can still go and have a picnic underneath the oak tree, the vine, the house in Basingstoke, where Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn used to go when they were lovers. No. If you want to really condemn a relationship, you have. Just think about the tasty fruit with the poisonous seed.
from No Such Thing As A Sycamore In A Silver Coat, 2024-07-25 at 00:47:40 · read transcript
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If you're in Cambridge, Dartford or Leeds, and you're listening to this when it goes out, you might be able to get tickets to see her right now this weekend. If you're in Northampton, Brighton, Oxford, Newcastle, Hall, Manchester or Birmingham, you'll be able to see her in the next few weeks. Then in Dublin, Cork, Belfast, Aberystwyth, Cheltenham, Cardiff, Bournemouth, Colchester, Milton Keynes, Liverpool, Harrogate, Basingstoke. That'll be over the next month or so.
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