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Old Basing is a substantial settlement 2 miles east of Basingstoke. 

St Michael's Church Cottage, Basingstoke: Uses and Occupants

The Basingstoke Triumphal Gateway

The 233 names on the town memorial represent only a small proportion of Basingstoke men who died serving in the First World War.

Wills of the Rectors of Cliddesden

This is the story of the stupidity of George Pink, the bungling burglar of Basingstoke, and the dog that did not bark in the night.

Upton Grey parish included the manors of Upton Grey and Hoddington.

The Anvil concert hall has firmly established itself as one of the South’s leading venues with acoustics which are among the finest in the country.

Probate documents relating to 13 individuals survive in Hampshire Record Office (HRO) for this period, of these seven have been transcribed here, t

Basingstoke was the most important centre of cloth production in 16th and 17th century Hampshire, with a peak of activity in the early 16th century

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