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Key facts
- Population
- 60,652
- Os grid reference
- SU871554
- District
- Rushmoor
- Shire county
- Hampshire
- Region
- South East
- Country
- England
- Sovereign state
- United Kingdom
- Post town
- FARNBOROUGH
- Postcode district
- GU14
- Dialling code
- 01252, 01276
- Police
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Fire
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Ambulance
- South East Coast
- Uk parliament
- Aldershot
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Farnborough
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Rushmoor
- Official language
- English language
- Population
- 65034
- Elevation
- 65
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Capital of
- Rushmoor
- Shares border with
- Frimley
- Image
- Clock Tower, Farnborough, Hampshire - geograph.org.uk - 1232783.jpg
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- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Farnborough
- Commons category
- Farnborough, Hampshire
- topic's main category
- Category:Farnborough, Hampshire
- OS grid reference
- SU871554
- postal code
- GU14
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Farnborough, Hampshire
- different from
- Farnborough
- P8168
- Sparrmannia
- native label
- Farnborough
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Sources (8)
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Encyclopedic overview
Farnborough is a town located in the Rushmoor district of Hampshire, England. It has a population of around 60,652 as of the 2021 census and is an important centre of aviation, engineering and technology. The town is probably best known for its association with aviation, including Samuel Cody, Farnborough Airport, the Farnborough International Airshow, Royal Aircraft Establishment and the Air Accidents Investigation Branch.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Farnborough” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.