Basing House

Basing House was a Tudor palace and castle in the village of Old Basing in the English county of Hampshire. It once rivalled Hampton Court Palace in its size and opulence.

Photo: Sandy B, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Ruins
Description: Tudor palace and castle in Old Basing, United Kingdom
Also known as: “Basing House ruins, including the Old House and the New House”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tithe Barn and The Crown Public House.

Tithe Barn

Building

Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tithe Barn is a building, which is situated 400 feet northwest of Basing House.

The Crown Public House

Pub

Photo: Sebastian Ballard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Crown Public House is situated 360 feet northeast of Basing House.

Grange Farmhouse

House

Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Grange Farmhouse is situated 360 feet west of Basing House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Basing and Basingstoke.

Old Basing is a village in the civil parish of Old Basing and Lychpit, in the Basingstoke and Deane district, in Hampshire, England, just east of Basingstoke. It was called Basengum in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and Basinges in the Domesday Book.

Basingstoke

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Basingstoke is a market town in Hampshire. It has been around since the Domesday Book, but was developed as a 'new town', one of several constructed in the 1950s to accommodate overspill population from London.