Bagshot is a huge 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, and also is also in the diocese of Guildford. In the past, Bagshot served as an important staging post between London, Southampton as well as the West Country. Evidence of this can be seen in some of the initial training inns that are still there today. The village is positioned 43 kilometres (27 mi) southwest of London, beside junction 3 of the M3 freeway and also is split in half by the A30 roadway, midway between Camberley and also Sunningdale. Much of the surrounding land is possessed by the Ministry of Defence. The location is in the Green Belt that borders London. It is offered by Bagshot train station. Pennyhill Park Hotel situated at the much western edge of Bagshot is where the England rugby group train. Bagshot Park, residence of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex is situated on the north edge of the town. The A30 leaving Bagshot to the southwest for Camberley has a large roundabout on it called the Jolly Farmer after a public house that used to stand in its centre, currently used as a Golf Store. The neighborhood district, Surrey Heath, is mostly a Conventional area and also it has held a Conservative council for the past 50 years. Bagshot itself is, nonetheless, stood for by 2 Liberal Democrat and one Conservative borough councillors. Bagshot is working (2009/2010) on a Village Strategy. The Bagshot Village Plan intends to gather the people of Bagshot's gathered hopes and issues for the community and to set out a prepare for making Bagshot an also better place to live and also work.