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