Bordon
| Bordon | |
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 Looking over Chalet Hill, centre of Bordon. |
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| Bordon shown within Hampshire | |
| OS grid reference | SU796354 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BORDON |
| Postcode district | GU35 |
| Dialling code | 01420 |
| Police | Hampshire |
| Fire | Hampshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
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Bordon is a town in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It lies 5.4 miles (8.7 km) south-east of Alton and forms a part of the civil parish of Whitehill, the adjoining village. The civil parish is on the A325, and the A3 road between London and Portsmouth. Bordon is twinned with Condé-sur-Vire in Normandy, France.
Unlike the neighbouring towns of Petersfield, Farnham and Alton, it has not been a market town. Many of the facilities are situated on or near the A325, a former toll road that connects Farnham to the A3 to its south. There are primary and secondary education facilities including Mill Chase Academy. The town has Hollywater School, a Special Education establishment. Other local facilities include The Phoenix Theatre, Mill Chase Leisure Centre, and Forest Community Cinema.
The town has been an army base with its own railway station. Bordon camp was first laid out in 1899 by the Highland Light Infantry, directed by Royal Engineers, and following interruption by the Second Boer War, was occupied by the army from 1903. The first occupants of Quebec barracks were the Somersetshire Light Infantry, returning from South Africa in April, and the 2nd Battalion Devonshire Regiment arrived at St. Lucia Barracks from South Africa in June. Bordon Camp was home to the Canadian Army during both of the world wars and the town is dotted with concrete slabs on which tanks and armoured cars were parked. Bordon is home to the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME), providing trade training, both basic and supplementary, to its soldiers, supported by the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (SEME). The Longmoor Army Ranges, a forest firing range, is south of the town. Bordon railway station was linked to both the main railway network, and by light railway to the Longmoor Military Railway. Bordon has had its fair share of entertainers.
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