Estate Agents Old Basing

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 of Basing on 22 January 871, when a Danish Army defeated Ethelred of Wessex. It is also mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086.

The centre of the village, The Street, contains many old houses, and St Mary's Church. The River Loddon, whose source is nearby, flows through the village, which is perhaps best known for the ruins of Basing House which was built between 1532 and 1561 on the site of a Norman castle