Baughurst

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Map sources for Baughurst at grid reference SU582600
Map sources for Baughurst at grid reference SU582600


Baughurst is a parish in Hampshire, United Kingdom 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. The name "Baughurst" is derived from the Old English "wood of the badger".

[edit] Location

Position: grid reference SU582600

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

Nearby villages: Aldermaston, Alton, Bramley, Hook, Kingsclere, Oakley, Old Basing, Overton, Silchester, 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.

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