Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Aldershot

Aldershot, par. and town, N. Hants, 3 miles NE. of Farnham and 35 miles from London by rail, 4178 ac. (30 water), pop. (including 7280 military) 20,155; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 4 newspapers. A permanent camp was established here in 1854-55.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish and town"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Aldershot Ch/CP       Hampshire AncC
Place: Aldershot

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