Baughurst
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| Baughurst | |
  Baughurst shown within Hampshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| District | Basingstoke and Deane |
| Shire county | Hampshire |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Tadley |
| Postcode district | RG26 |
| Dialling code | 0118 |
| Police | Hampshire |
| Fire | Hampshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Basingstoke |
| Website: http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/ | |
| List of places: UK • England • Hampshire | |
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 people 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.
[edit] School 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.
[edit] External links
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