Rushmoor Rushmoor (Great Britain)
Location, Size
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The borough is roughly 45 km south-west of London and has some 82,000 residents.
It is scenically located in the very north-east of Hampshire close to Windsor Castle, covers an area of about 36 square kilometres and consists of two towns: Aldershot and Farnborough.
History of Rushmoor
In the early Middle Ages, during the rule of the Anglo-Saxons, several small hamlets, including Aldershot and Farnborough, were scattered in the lonely moorlands of what we know today as Rushmoor.
It was not until the 19th century, until the arrival of a train line to London and extensive military installations, that these remote villages finally grew in size.
Until 1861 the population of Aldershot and Farnborough sharply increased to 22,000.
Rushmoor today is characterised by extensive residential areas, high-tech companies and large and beautiful parks and gardens - and, of course, the close vicinity of the capital of the United Kingdom.
Places to Visit in Rushmoor
- St Michael's Abbey Farnborough
Abbey church built as imperial mausoleum for Emperor Napoleon III - Farnborough Hill College, former residence of the Empress Eugenie
- Aldershot Park
- Basingstoke Canal Rushmoor, 60-km waterway with 29 locks and a 1.23-km tunnel
- Blackwater Valley Recreation Park
- International Air Show held biennially in Farnborough
Places to Visit in the Vicinity
- Guildford, a university town, roughly 15 km away
- London - approx. 55 km away
- Atlantic shore at Southampton - approx. 70 km away
Contact
Town Twinning Liaison Officer,
Rushmoor Borough Council
Farnborough Road, Farnborough, Hampshire
GU 14 7 JU, England
Internet: http://www.rushmoor.gov.uk/
Phone: 0044 1252 - 398398
Fax: 0044 1252 - 524017
