Ewhurst is a village in
Hampshire
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, England, and northwest of
Basingstoke. Its parish church dates from 1682. The village itself is much older, being referenced as "Ywyrstæ stigel" in 1023, appearing in the ''
Domesday Book
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'' as "Werste", and later as "Ywhurst" in 1242.
Governance
The village is part of the
civil parish
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of
Baughurst
Baughurst is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England. It is located west of the town of Tadley, north of Basingstoke. In the 2001 census it had a population of 2,473.
The village is known for its feud with Tadley in the manufacture ...
and is part of the Baughurst and Tadley North
ward
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of
Basingstoke and Deane borough council
Basingstoke ( ) is the largest town in the county of Hampshire. It is situated in south-central England and lies across a valley at the source of the River Loddon, at the far western edge of The North Downs. It is located north-east of Southam ...
.
The borough council is a
Non-metropolitan district
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of
Hampshire County Council
Hampshire County Council (HCC) is an English council that governs eleven of the thirteen districts geographically located within the ceremonial county of Hampshire. As one of twenty-four county councils in England, it acts as the upper tier of ...
.
References
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Villages in Hampshire
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