Baughurst

Baughurst

infobox UK place
country = England
official_name = Baughurst
latitude = 51.3561
longitude = -1.1651
population =
shire_district = Basingstoke and Deane
shire_county = Hampshire
region = South East England
constituency_westminster = Basingstoke
post_town = Tadley
postcode_area = RG
postcode_district = RG26
dial_code = 0118
os_grid_reference = SU582600
website = http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/

Baughurst is a parish in Hampshire, England located just west of the town of Tadley, and 6 miles north of Basingstoke. In the 2001 census it had a population of 2,473. Many peoplewho? think the name "Baughurst" is derived from the Old English "wood of the badger", indeed there is a pub in the village that was recently re-named to "The Badger's Wood". A less romantic theory is the name means "bog wood". Old English for badger was "bagga" or "brock"; Bog was "bogach" or "bugan". The location was historically heathland used to grow ash and willow used in the manufacture of besom brooms in nearby Tadley. Both species of tree known to thrive best in moist soil conditions. The name "Tadley" may also have been derived from the old English "Tadde" meaning toad or frog.

Nearby towns include: Andover, Basingstoke, Newbury, Reading, Tadley and Winchester

Whilst nearby villages include Aldermaston, Alton, Bramley, Hook, Kingsclere, Oakley, Old Basing, Overton, Silchester and Whitchurch.

chool education

The Hurst Community College in Baughurst is a secondary school which caters for children aged 11 to 16, from both the village and Tadley.

External links

* [http://www.baughurst-pc.gov.uk/ Baughurst parish council]
* [http://www.baughurst.org.uk Baughurst community website]


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