Farnborough (Hampshire)

51.274444444444 - 0.74944444444444Koordinaten: 51 ° 16 ' N, 0 ° 45 ' W

Farnborough is a town in the county of Hampshire in southern England. The city is known primarily as a venue the Farnborough International Airshow, which takes place every two years. Farnborough has around 60,000 inhabitants.

Location

Farnborough is located in the northeast of Hampshire near the border of Surrey and Hampshire. The boundary is marked by the River Blackwater. Up to London is about 50 km to the northeast, the city can be reached by train or via the M3 Motorway. The main thoroughfare of the city, Farnborough Road, which crosses the city from Camberley to the north and leaves the city towards Aldershot in the south.

In the urban area, the Saint Michael 's Abbey is located. In the emperors tomb of Napoleon III were. (1808-1873), Emperor of the French, his wife Eugénie (1826-1920) and the couple's son, the Crown Prince Louis Napoléon (1856-1879) was buried. The neighboring house Farnborough Hill was Empress Eugenie last residence. The crypt of St Peter 's Old Parish Church to the bones of the Earls of Anglesey included.

Events

Every two years, will take place at Farnborough Airfield between Farnborough and Fleet and the former airbase of the Royal Air Force, the Farnborough International Airshow. One of the aviation pioneers of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century, Samuel Franklin Cody was stationed in Aldershot. The Airfield is now used for commercial aviation.

Economy

Farnborough has traditionally been an important location for the British arms industry. It is now the seat of Europe's largest defense company BAE Systems.

Sons and daughters of the town

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