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Basingstoke's journey from a village to town in 2 decades


In 1961, Basingstoke had a population of around 25,000. Twenty years later it had reached 53,080.
During the two decades, Basingstoke had become one of the towns expanded to help London with its huge post-war problems of poor housing.
Firms were encouraged to move their production and premises from London to Basingstoke, bringing with them their entire workforce, who would all be offered homes on the new estates.
The agreement, signed 60 years ago this year, between the London County Council, Hampshire County Council and Basingstoke Borough Council aimed to house 11,500 families from London.
Many families were living in cramped and shared housing in London, and the scheme gave them an opportunity to either move with their job, or to find their own employment in Basingstoke and then to apply to move under what was called the Industrial Selection Scheme. ....

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