Bagshot is a large village in the southeast of England. It is situated in the northwest edge of Surrey within the region's Surrey Heath council area, near the border with Berkshire, as well as is also in the diocese of Guildford. In the past, Bagshot acted as a vital staging article in between London, Southampton as well as the West Country. Proof of this can be seen in several of the initial training inns that are still there today. The village is located 43 kilometres (27 mi) southwest of London, adjacent to junction 3 of the M3 freeway and is divided in half by the A30 road, midway between Camberley as well as Sunningdale. Much of the surrounding land is owned by the Ministry of Defence. The area is in the Green Belt that borders 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 found on the northern side 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 used to stand in its centre, now made use of as a Playing golf Store. The regional borough, Surrey Heath, is primarily a Conventional location and also it has actually held a Conservative council for the past half a century. Bagshot itself is, nonetheless, represented by two Liberal Democrat and also one Conservative borough councillors. Bagshot is working (2009/2010) on a Town Strategy. The Bagshot Town Plan intends to pull together the people of Bagshot's collected hopes as well as problems for the community and also to lay out a prepare for making Bagshot an even better place to live as well as work.