The Basingas were an Anglo-Saxon tribe who settled in the Loddon Valley in approximately 700. Their leader, Basa, gave the tribe its name which survives today in the names of Old Basing and Basingstoke, both in Hampshire. The famous parade helmet found at Sutton Hoo, probably belonging to King Raedwald of East Anglia circa 625. ... The River Loddon is a tributary of the River Thames. ... // Events Saint Adamnan convinces 51 kings to adopt Cáin Adomnáin defining the relationship between women and priests. ... Old Basing, a village in North East Hampshire, close to, but fiercely independent of its close neighbour, Basingstoke. ... Statistics Population: 152,573 (Borough, 2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SU637523 Administration Borough: Basingstoke and Deane Shire county: Hampshire Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Hampshire Historic county: Hampshire Services Police force: Hampshire Constabulary Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: South Central... Hampshire, sometimes historically Southamptonshire or Hamptonshire, (abbr. ...