Which two councils agreed to expand Basingstoke in the mid-1960s?
London County Council and Hampshire County Council
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and Surrey County Council
Oxfordshire County Council and Berkshire County Council
Wiltshire County Council and Dorset County Council
Answer
The expansion of Basingstoke in the mid-1960s was a result of an agreement between London County Council and Hampshire County Council. This agreement aimed to accommodate part of the London'overspill' as perceived under the Greater London Plan in 1944.
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