Old Basing's a village and civil parish in the north-east of the English county of Hampshire. It's situated just to the east of Basingstoke, and in the 2001 census had a population of 7,232. Its former name's Basing (which several neighbouring village signs highlight), and while Basingstoke has grown, the 'Old' seems to suit Basing well. History Old Basing was first settled around 700 by an Anglo-Saxon tribe known as the Basingas, who give the village its name. It was the site of the Battle o… (More on Basing)