Farnborough
town in Hampshire, England
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Summary
Farnborough is a town[1]. Farnborough ranks in the top 3% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,648 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Rushmoor[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: unparished area[5]
- Official language: English[6]
- Shares border with: Frimley[7]
- Postal code: GU14[8]
- Commons category: Farnborough, Hampshire[9]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[10]
- OS grid reference: SU871554[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Farnborough, Hampshire[12]
- Population: 65,034[13]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14]
- Capital of: Rushmoor[15]
- Official name: Farnborough[16]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Farnborough[17]
- Category for people who died here: Q86306516[18]
- Native label: Farnborough[19]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Farnborough, Hampshire[20]
- Different from: Farnborough[21]
- Elevation above sea level: 65 m[22]
- Historic county: Hampshire[23]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Farnborough include Farnborough Airport[24], an airport[25], in United Kingdom[26], founded in 1911[27].
Why It Matters
Farnborough has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Farnborough is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]
Entities named for Farnborough include Farnborough Airport[24], an airport[25], in United Kingdom[26], founded in 1911[27].