Basingstoke and Deane
| Borough of Basingstoke and Deane | |
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 Location in Hampshire |
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| status | Borough |
| region | South East England |
| Administration County | Hampshire |
| Administrative headquarters | Basingstoke |
| surface | 633.81 km² (69.) |
| Residents | 160,100 (101) |
| ONS code | 24UB |
| Website | www.basingstoke.gov.uk |
Basingstoke and Deane is an administrative district with borough status in the county of Hampshire in England . In addition to the city of Basingstoke, the district also includes some surrounding villages such as Bramley , Oakley , Overton , Steventon , Tadley and Whitchurch . Deane is the name of a small hamlet 11 km south of Basingstoke.
history
The district was formed on April 1, 1974 and was the result of the merger of the Borough of Basingstoke , Basingstoke Rural District and Whitchurch Rural District .
Town twinning
There has been a twinning between Basingstoke and Deane and the German district town of Euskirchen since 1986 . Other twin cities are Alençon in France (since 1968) and Braine-l'Alleud in Belgium (since 1979).
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Coordinates: 51 ° 15 ′ N , 1 ° 7 ′ W