Baughurst
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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.
[edit] External links
- Baughurst parish council
- Baughurst community website
- Map sources for Baughurst