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Baughurst Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Baughurst

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Baughurst history

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The recorded history of Baughurst traces to Anglo Saxon Britain. It was not mentioned in the Domesday Survey of 1086; it was probably still part of Hurstbourne Priors. After the Civil War, the area became one of the wealthiest Quaker centres in the south of England.

Toponymy

“Hurst” was Old English for a thick wood or wooded hill. “Baughurst” may either refer to the wood inhabited by a Saxon named Beagga, or by badgers; “wood of the badgers”. A number of alternative spellings of Baughurst have been recorded.

Baughurst landmarks

Lattice House was originally the depot for Kent’s Buses and was built with a single span wooden Belfast truss roof. It was used for the storage of Spitfire aircraft parts during 1943–1945, which were assembled at RAF Aldermaston.

Baughurst geography / climate

Baughurst is 2.8 square miles (7.3 km) in area, and is neighboured by a number of parishes in Berkshire and Hampshire. The tithings of Ham and Inhurst are within the parish; they were first recorded in 1298. The Brook, a tributary of the River Enborne, is a Site of Nature Conservation Interest.

Geology

Baughurst is situated on a natural ridge between Silchester and Brimpton Common. The ridge is approximately 100 metres (330 ft) above sea level. The land rises to 143 metres (469 ft) at the northern edge of the North Hampshire Downs. The soil and subsoil of the area is clay.

You can visit Baughurst places with Walkfo Baughurst to hear history at Baughurst’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Baughurst has 34 places to visit in our interactive Baughurst map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Baughurst, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Baughurst places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Baughurst & the surrounding areas.

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34 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Baughurst tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Baughurst

  

Best Baughurst places to visit

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Baughurst has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Baughurst’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Baughurst’s information audio spots:

West’s Meadow, Aldermaston West’s Meadow, Aldermaston is a 1.2-hectare (3.0-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest. Site consists of two fields bounded by hedgerows and a small stream. It has been managed by grazing since the 1950s.

Aldermaston Court Aldermaston Court is a country house and private park built in the Victorian era for Daniel Higford Davall Burr. It is south-east of the village nucleus of AlderMaston in the English county of Berkshire. The predecessor manor house became a mansion from the wealth of its land and from assistance to Charles I during the English Civil War.

Wasing Wasing is an agricultural and woodland village, country estate and parish in West Berkshire, England owned almost wholly by the descendants of the Mount family. In minor local administration its few people convene their own civil parish occasionally.

Wasing Wood Ponds Wasing Wood Ponds is a 13.5-hectare (33-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Aldermaston in Berkshire. The ponds are special for their range of Odonata.

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