BAUGHURST
"BAUGHURST, a parish in the hundred of Lower Evingar, in the county of
Southampton, 8 miles to the N. W. of Basingstoke, and 6 S. from Aldermaston
railway station. It is a detached part of the hundred, lying on the border
of Berkshire, and contains the tythings of Ham and Inhurst. The old Port
Way to Silchester passes near the village, and is there called Baughurst
Street. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Winchester, value £188,
in the patronage of the bishop. The old church, an ancient Norman
structure, partly fell down in 1845, and a new one has been erected on the
site, in the early English style, with a tower surmounted by a spire 100
feet high. In the interior is a carved oak screen, the gift of Archbishop
Wareham, to match the ceiling, which is also of oak. There are chapels
belonging to the Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists. A National school-room
was built in 1843. The parochial charities amount to £4 per annum. The Dean
and Chapter of Winchester are lords of the manor."
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of
Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
[Last updated: 4th August 2003 - Brian Pears]
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