The town of Basingstoke is found in north east Hampshire at the source of the River Loddon. Being only forty eight miles to the south west of London and thirty miles from the port city of Southampton the town was historically a market town. As part of the Greater London plan the town was developed rapidly to accommodate a London overspill area and is considered a fairly prosperous town with a low unemployment rate and above average standard of living.
With roundabouts aplenty, the town is nicknames doughnut city, and driving here you are sure to encounter several with one main ring road round the town and several smaller ones found towards the town centre.
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