Town
Name: Aldershot
From
the Olde English word "Alor" (Alder) and "Sceat"
(Patch of land)
Up
until 1853 Aldershot was a small quiet hamlet. Then everything
changed. the, then called , "War department" purchased
25,000 acres of land and created what is now Aldershot barracks,
home of the British Army. There is a military shrine in Manor
Park, named: "Heroes Shrine" that is dedicated
to those fallen in WW2.
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Aldershot
Military Museum - 01252 314 598
Hockey & Foyer Galleries- 01252 892 671
Airborne Forces Museum - 01252 349619
The Farnham Museum - 01252 715094
Farnborough Air Sciences - 01252 375050
John Cale Canal Cruises - 01252 837 165
Birdworld - 01420 22140
Rural Life Centre - 01252 795 57
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Population 91,002
Police Tel: Non Emergency: - 0845
125 2222
Council Offices: Farnborough Rd.
Tel:01252 39839
Hospital: - 01483 782000
Doctor: Alexandra Surgery - 01252
332210
Council Web Site: http://www.rushmoor.gov.uk
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Basingstoke
Canal Centre - 01252 370073
Wellington Country Park- 0118 932 6444
The Merry Harriers Camping Park - 01428 682883
Feather Down Farms - 01420 80804
The Deers Hut Public House -01428 724 406
Edgeley Holiday Park - 01483 202 129
Little Almners Caravan Park - 07760 048 901
Loddon Court Farm - 01734 883 153
Camping & Caravanning Club- 01483 283273
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