Basingstoke and Deane

Basingstoke and Deane Borough of Basingstoke and Deane
Borough and Non-metropolitan district
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 Dean Borough Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet (Conservative)
• MPs	Maria Miller Kit Malthouse Ranil Jayawardena
Area
• Total	244.7 sq mi (633.8 km2)
Area rank	66th (of 326)
Population (mid-2014 est.)
• Total	172,870
• Rank	106th (of 326)
• Density	710/sq mi (270/km2)
• Ethnicity	94.7% White 2.1% South Asian 1.0% Black 1.3% Mixed 1.0% Chinese or other
Time zone	GMT (UTC0)
• Summer (DST)	BST (UTC+1)
ONS code	24UB (ONS) E07000084 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SU620511
Website	www.basingstoke.gov.uk

Coordinates: 51°15′22″N 1°06′40″W / 51.256°N 1.111°W / 51.256; -1.111

Basingstoke and Deane is a local government district and borough in Hampshire, England. Its primary settlement is Basingstoke. Other settlements include Bramley, Tadley, Kingsclere, Overton, Oakley, Whitchurch and the hamlet of Deane, some 7 miles (11 km) from Basingstoke.

It is the northernmost borough of Hampshire, bordered by Berkshire to the north.

The first Basingstoke Mayor, George Baynard, was appointed in 1641. The district was formed as the District of Basingstoke on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the borough of Basingstoke, Basingstoke Rural District and Kingsclere and Whitchurch Rural District. On 20 January 1978, following the grant of borough status, the district became the Borough of Basingstoke and Deane. The council claims that the new title included the names of the largest town and smallest village in the borough, although there are eight civil parishes with populations smaller than Deane.

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