Aldershot

Aldershot is a town in the English county of Hampshire, on a moorland 55 km (35 miles) southwest of London, and is administered by Rushmoor Borough Council. The nearby villages of Ash and Ash Vale are in the county of Surrey, though their postal addresses are "Ash, Aldershot, Hampshire" and "Ash Vale, Aldershot, Hampshire", respectively.

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Aldershot is known for its connection with the British Army which established a permanent camp in the area for instruction in military manoeuvres in 1854.

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Aldershot's MP is Gerald Howarth (Conservative), with a majority of 5334 (May 2005).

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The local press are the "Aldershot Mail", the "Aldershot News", the "Aldershot Courier", and the "Surrey-Hants Star". In-depth coverage and analysis of local social and environmental issues are by Blackwater Valley Environmental Justice (alt site).

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The railway station and bus station are both situated off Station Road.

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English: English in common usage may refer to:...

County: Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count. Counts are called "earls" in post-Celtic Great Britain and Ireland - the term is from Old Norse jarl and was introduced by the Vikings - but there is no correlation between "county" and "earldom." Rather, t...

Hampshire: Hampshire (abbr. Hants) is a county on the south coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county borders (clockwise from West), Dorset, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Surrey and West Sussex. The county is 1,455 square miles (3,769 km²) in size and at its widest points is approximately 55 miles (90 k...