Bordon and Whitehill is a small town ten miles north of Petersfield, situated halfway between Portsmouth and London.

It is known for its army garrison - which serves as the home of the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and 4 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.

The Forest Shopping Centre is the town’s centrepiece, boasting a number of independent shops, two supermarkets, a library and a community centre.

The High Street area also features a number of business outlets and a Tesco superstore.

Other prominent landmarks include the War Memorial and the domed roof at Chalet Hill.

Popular tourist attractions are nearby at Alice Holt Woodland Park and Birdworld to the north, and the Gilbert White’s House and Museum in Selborne to the west.

The Longmoor Army Ranges - a large forest with tracks and firing ranges is south of the town.

During the early Bronze Age the area was one of the most densely populated in England, leading to the discovery of burial mounds around the town.

The Romans left their mark with a road linking the Roman towns of Chichester and Silchester passing through nearby Blackmoor.

Roman coins, including one haul of 29,802 coins found in Blackmoor in 1873, were regularly discovered in the area in the 19th century.

In Norman times large areas of land were enclosed to create Woolmer Forest, where William the Conqueror would hunt deer.

The village of Whitehill began to take shape in 1826 when a turnpike road was cut through the forest linking the growing towns of Farnham and Petersfield.

This was followed some 30 years later by another turnpike road linking Liphook and Greatham.

Travellers would pay to travel on these roads and a 'stopping post' grew in this area.

Bordon's importance as a military area began in 1863 when the War Office purchased 1,600 acres for training land.

The town became an important army base with a railway station, especially during World War II, when the now defunct railway line was used to transport personnel to the coast.

Bordon Camp was home to the Canadian Army during both world wars and the village is dotted with concrete slabs on which tanks and armoured cars were parked.

The 1970's and 80's saw large growth in the housing market and modern estates developed linking two villages, creating the Whitehill and Bordon of today.