Bagshot is a big town in the southeast of England. It is situated in the northwest edge of Surrey within the county's Surrey Heath council district, close to the border with Berkshire, as well as is additionally in the diocese of Guildford. In the past, Bagshot worked as an important hosting message in between London, Southampton and the West Country. Proof of this can be seen in some of the initial training inns that are still there today. The village is located 43 kilometres (27 mi) southwest of London, adjacent to joint 3 of the M3 freeway and is split in half by the A30 roadway, midway in between Camberley and Sunningdale. Much of the surrounding land is owned by the Ministry of Defence. The area is in the Green Belt that surrounds London. It is served by Bagshot train station. Pennyhill Park Hotel located at the far western edge of Bagshot is where the England rugby group train. Bagshot Park, residence of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex is located on the northern side of the community. The A30 leaving Bagshot to the southwest for Camberley has a huge roundabout on it called the Jolly Farmer after a pub that made use of to stand in its centre, currently made use of as a Golf Store. The regional borough, Surrey Heath, is mainly a Traditional area and also it has actually held a Conservative council for the past half a century. Bagshot itself is, nonetheless, stood for by 2 Liberal Democrat as well as one Conservative borough councillors. Bagshot is functioning (2009/2010) on a Town Strategy. The Bagshot Town Strategy intends to pull together individuals of Bagshot's accumulated hopes and also problems for the community as well as to lay out a prepare for making Bagshot an also better place to live as well as function.