Basingstoke Rural District

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Basingstoke Rural District is a former council district that comprised the areas of Basingstoke and the parishes that surrounded the large town. It now lies within the present-day Basingstoke and Deane district in Hampshire, England. Basingstoke and Deane Council assumed responsibilities on 1 April 1974 and comprises the areas of this council and the Kingsclere and Whitchurch Rural District.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/council/html/24uc.stm|title=England council elections|publisher=BBC News Online|accessdate=3 September 2011}}