Bagshot is a large village in the southeast of England. It is located in the northwest edge of Surrey within the region's Surrey Heath council area, near to the border with Berkshire, and also is also in the diocese of Guildford. In the past, Bagshot functioned as an essential staging blog post in between London, Southampton and the West Country. Evidence of this can be seen in some of the original coaching inns that are still there today. The town is positioned 43 kilometres (27 mi) southwest of London, adjacent to joint 3 of the M3 freeway and also is divided in half by the A30 road, midway in between Camberley and Sunningdale. Much of the surrounding land is had by the Ministry of Defence. The area is in the Green Belt that surrounds London. It is offered by Bagshot railway station. Pennyhill Park Hotel situated at the far western side of Bagshot is where the England rugby team train. Bagshot Park, home of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex is found on the northern edge of the community. The A30 leaving Bagshot to the southwest for Camberley has a large roundabout on it called the Jolly Farmer after a pub that made use of to stand in its centre, now used as a Golfing Store. The neighborhood district, Surrey Heath, is primarily a Conservative location as well as it has held a Conservative council for the past 50 years. Bagshot itself is, nevertheless, represented by two Liberal Democrat and one Conservative district councillors. Bagshot is working (2009/2010) on a Town Strategy. The Bagshot Town Strategy intends to pull together individuals of Bagshot's collected hopes as well as problems for the neighborhood and also to lay out a plan for making Bagshot an also better place to live as well as function.