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BASINGSTOKE

Volume 4 · 67 words · 1860 Edition

a market and borough town in the county of Hants, 45 miles from London. It occupies a pleasant situation, and has a good trade in corn and malt, which has been greatly facilitated by the canal which joins the rivers Wey and Thames. The church is a spacious and handsome structure. The town is governed by a mayor, four aldermen, and twelve councillors. Pop. in 1851, 4263.