Basingstoke and Deane
Basingstoke and Deane
Borough of Basingstoke and Deane | |
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Basingstoke and Deane shown within Hampshire | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | South East England |
| Non-metropolitan county | Hampshire |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Basingstoke |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council |
| • MPs | Maria Miller Kit Malthouse Ranil Jayawardena |
| Area | |
| • Total | 244.7 sq mi (633.8 km2) |
| • Rank | 56th (of 296) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 185,656 |
| • Rank | 108th (of 296) |
| • Density | 760/sq mi (290/km2) |
| • Ethnicity | 88.5% White 2.1% South Asian 1.0% Black 1.3% Mixed 1.0% Chinese or other |
| Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| ONS code | 24UB (ONS) E07000084 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | SU620511 |
Basingstoke and Deane is a local government district with borough status in Hampshire, England. The main town is Basingstoke, where the council is based. The district also includes the towns of Tadley and Whitchurch, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. The modern district was created in 1974, initially being called Basingstoke. It changed its name to "Basingstoke and Deane" in 1978 at the same time that it was made a borough; Deane was added to the name to represent the rural parts of the borough, being the area's smallest village.
Parts of the borough lie within the North Wessex Downs, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The neighbouring districts are Hart, East Hampshire, Winchester, Test Valley, West Berkshire and Wokingham.