Baughurst, Hampshire
Historical Description
Baughurst, a village and a parish in Hants. The village, stands near the Roman Port way to Silchester, 5 miles S of Aldermaston station on the G.W.R., and 7 NNW of Basingstoke, under which it has a post and money order office; telegraph office, Kingsclere. The parish includes also the tithings of Ham and Inhurst. Acreage, 1798; population, 602. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester; net value, £232 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Winchester. The church is an erection of stone, with a lofty spire, and was repaired in 1885. There are two dissenting chapels.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Hampshire | |
| Hundred | Evingar | |
| Poor Law union | Kingsclere |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
The register, including Inhurst, dates from the year 1678.
Churches
Church of England
St. Stephen (parish church)
The old church, an ancient Norman structure, partly fell down in 1845: the present church of St. Stephen is a building of flint and stone, erected on the same site, and in part, of the old materials, in the Early English style: it consists of chancel, nave, south porch and a spire on the south side of the nave, 100 feet high and containing 5 bells, re-hung in 1905: the roof is of oak and finely ribbed: the interior has an oak screen, the gift to the former church of Archbishop Warham: in the church are several stained windows: the church was repaired in 1885. at a cost of about £400: there are 250 sittings.
Civil Registration
For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Baughurst from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Baughurst)
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Hampshire (County Southampton) is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Baughurst are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Hampshire newspapers online:
- Portsmouth Evening News
- Hampshire Telegraph
- Hampshire Advertiser
- Hampshire Chronicle
- Aldershot Military Gazette
Visitations Heraldic
The Visitations of Hampshire, 1530, 1575, & 1622-34 is available to view on the Heraldry page.