Basingstoke is a town in Hampshire, situated in south-central England across a valley at the source of the River Loddon on the western edg…Basingstoke is a town in Hampshire, situated in south-central England across a valley at the source of the River Loddon on the western edge of the North Downs. It is the largest settlement in Hampshire without city status. It is located 30 miles north-east of Southampton, 48 miles south-west of London, 27 miles west of Guildford, 22 miles south of Reading and 20 miles north-east of the county town and former capital Winchester. According to the 2016 population estimate, the town had a population of 113,776. It is part of the borough of Basingstoke and Deane and part of the parliamentary constituency of Basingstoke.