Aldershot
Coordinates: 51°14′49″N 0°45′35″W / 51.2470°N 0.7598°W
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| Population | 33,840 [1] |
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| - London | 42.4 miles (68.2 km) |
| District | Rushmoor |
| Shire county | Hampshire |
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| Country | Ingland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ALDERSHOT |
| Postcode district | GU11 |
| Dialling code | 01252 |
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| EU Parliament | |
| UK Parliament | Aldershot |
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Aldershot is a toun in the Inglis coonty o Hampshire, locatit on heathland aboot 60 km (37 mi) soothwast o Lunnon. The toun is admeenistered bi Rushmoor Burgh Cooncil. The toun haes a population o 33,840,[1] while the Aldershot Urban Aurie, a loose conurbation (that includes ither touns an aw, sic as Camberley, Farnborough, an Farnham) haes a population o 243,344, makkin it the thirtiet-lairgest urban aurie in the UK[2]
Aldershot is kent for its connection wi the Breetish Airmy. This led tae rapid growt frae a sma veelage tae a Victorian toun. The day, Aldershot is kent as the "Hame o the Breetish Airmy".[3]
Aldershot is twinned wi Sulechów in Poland, Meudon in Fraunce an Oberursel in Germany.
References [edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Population of Aldershot and Farnborough. Rushmoor Borough Council. Retrieved on 7 Dizember 2008. .
- ↑ Great Britain and Northern Ireland. City Population. Retrieved on 7 Julie 2012. .
- ↑ Development of 'the camp at Aldershott'. Archived from the original on 7 November 2009. . Retrieved on 12 Mairch 2009. .
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