Aldershot
 
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Aldershot is a town in the English county of Hampshire and belongs to the district of Rushmoor . The city has around 62,000 inhabitants.
geography
Aldershot is on the North Downs between Guildford and Basingstoke .
Aldershot Garrison
In England, Aldershot is best known for the British Army , which has maintained its Aldershot garrison there since the Crimean War . In 1854 the Aldershot camp ( The Home of the British Army ) was established. The construction of the largest base for the British Army led to a massive increase in the local population. The population rose from 875 in 1851 to 16,000 in 1861 (including 9,000 members of the military). In Victorian England, Aldershot was synonymous with the training of the British Army. Today the Aldershot garrison has about 10,500 inhabitants. The garrison contains several landmarks such as the observatory , the Wellington statue, the military cemetery and the Royal Garrison Church of All Saints. In 1883 the equestrian statue of the first Duke of Wellington , victor over Napoleon in the Battle of Waterloo , was moved here after it was first placed on Wellington Arch in London in 1846 .
Sports
The city-based football club Aldershot Town has been active in Football League Two , the fourth highest English division, since 2008 .
sons and daughters of the town
- Claude Auchinleck (1884–1981), Field Marshal during World War II
- Amelle Berrabah (* 1984), singer in the group Sugababes
- Johnny Berry (1926-1994), football player
- Bob Catley (born 1947), singer (hard rock)
- A. Bertram Chandler (1912-1984), Australian science fiction writer
- Chris Chittell (born 1948), actor
- Sheena Davis (* 1968), jazz singer
- Richard Ffrench (1929-2010), ornithologist and teacher
- Joel Freeland (born 1987), basketball player
- Martin Freeman (born 1971), actor
- Kevin Hague (* 1960), New Zealand politician with the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
- David Haig (* 1955), actor and writer
- Terry Hands (1941-2020), director
- David Kynaston (* 1951), historian
- Joe Macari (* 1966), entrepreneur and racing car driver
- Ian McEwan (born 1948), writer
- Heather Mills (born 1968), model
- Mickie Most (1938–2003), music producer and publisher
- James Newcome (* 1953), Anglican theologian, Bishop of Carlisle since 2009
- Bruce Rioch (* 1947), Scottish football player and coach
- Brian O'Shaughnessy (1931-2001), actor
- John Shearman (1931–2003), art historian
- Digby Smith (born 1935), military historian
- Charles Tannock (* 1957), doctor and politician (Conservative Party)
- Nanavira Thera (1920–1965), Buddhist monk and author
- Gerald J. Toomer (* 1934), historian of mathematics and science
- James Wade (born 1983), darts player
- David Weir (1863-1933), football player and coach
- Peter Yates (1929–2011), film director
Web links
- Rushmoor Borough Council, covers Aldershot
- Aldershot Military Museum ( Memento from May 23, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- Aldershot, a pictorial review ( Memento of March 12, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
Coordinates: 51 ° 15 ′ N , 0 ° 46 ′ W