Aldershot

Aldershot
Town
Coat of arms
Aldershot is located in Hampshire
Aldershot
Aldershot
Location within Hampshire
Population37,131 (Rushmoor Borough Council data)
OS grid referenceSU865505
• London31.8 mi (51.2 km)
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townALDERSHOT
Postcode districtGU11, GU12
Dialling code01252
PoliceHampshire and Isle of Wight
FireHampshire and Isle of Wight
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Hampshire
51°14′54″N 00°45′41″W / 51.24833°N 0.76139°W / 51.24833; -0.76139

Aldershot (/ˈɔːldərʃɒt/ AWL-dər-shot) is a town in the Rushmoor district, Hampshire, England. It lies on heathland in the extreme north-east corner of the county, 31 mi (50 km) south-west of London. The town has a population of 37,131,[1] while the Aldershot Urban Area – a loose conurbation, which also includes other towns such as Camberley and Farnborough– has a population of 243,344; it is the thirtieth-largest urban area in the UK.[2]

Aldershot is known as the Home of the British Army, a connection which led to its rapid growth from a small village to a Victorian town.[3]

  1. ^ "Population Data Sheet". Rushmoor Borough Council. June 2020. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Great Britain and Northern Ireland". City Population. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Development of 'the camp at Aldershott'". Archived from the original on 7 November 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2009.