Andover has good road links to both Basingstoke and Newbury, the small town is located on the river Anton. The town is named an Andeferas in the Domesday book of 1086. During this time the town was cut off in the remote countryside. This helped industries such as milling thrive with 6 mills listed in this period. Today the towns largest employer is the MoD. The town is the home of tea.