"Basingstoke it is." "Then make it so."

[steepholm]

I never think of Basingstoke (or indeed anywhere north-east of Winchester) as "proper" Hampshire, but even I must feel sorry for the people of Basingstoke, who have been wiped from the map by a Google error, at least temporarily - as witnessed by this screenshot taken five minutes ago:

What will Mad Margaret do now, poor thing?

Comments

[veronica-milvus.livejournal.com]

I spent six years working in Basingstoke but only went to the town centre twice. We were in Chineham.

[steepholm.livejournal.com]

Chineham exists, at least!