Ewhurst, Hampshire Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Ewhurst
Coordinates:51.307°N -1.183°W
Civil Parish:Baughurst
Shire District:Basingstoke and Deane
Shire County:Hampshire
Region:South East England
Constituency Westminster:North West Hampshire
Post Town:Tadley
Postcode District:RG26
Postcode Area:RG
Dial Code:01256
Static Image:St Mary, Ewhurst - geograph 1488357.jpg
Static Image Caption:St Mary's Church

Ewhurst is a village in the civil parish of Baughurst,[1] in the Basingstoke and Deane district, in Hampshire, England, and northwest of Basingstoke. Its parish church dates from 1682.[2] The village itself is much older, being referenced as "Ywyrstæ stigel" in 1023, appearing in the Domesday Book as "Werste", and later as "Ywhurst" in 1242.[3]

Governance

The village is part of the Baughurst and Tadley North ward of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council.[4] The borough council is a Non-metropolitan district of Hampshire County Council.

In 1931 the parish had a population of 47.[5] On 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished and merged with Baughurst.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hampshire County Council's legal record of public rights of way in Hampshire . 2008 . 26 October 2010.
  2. Genealogical Society, Genealogical Gazetteer of England (1966)
  3. Book: E. Ekwall . The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names . 4th . 1960 . 170.
  4. Web site: Basingstoke and Deane Wards info . 2010 . 26 October 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101024232035/http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/council/councillors/wardsinfo.htm . 24 October 2010 .
  5. Web site: Population statistics Ewhurst CP/AP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 20 May 2024.
  6. Web site: Relationships and changes Ewhurst CP/AP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 20 May 2024.