Inhurst Explained

Static Image Name:Inhurst Farm, Baughurst Area - geograph.org.uk - 4762.jpg
Static Image Caption:Inhurst Farm
Country:England
Coordinates:51.3483°N -1.175°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 Area:RG
Postcode District:RG26
Dial Code:0118

Inhurst is a hamlet in Hampshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Baughurst.

History

Inhurst House was established as a school in the 1960s but closed in July, 1999[1] when it merged with Cheam School. It was bought and renovated by Bewley Homes and is now their head office.[2]

Governance

The hamlet of Inhurst is part of the civil parish of Baughurst[3] and 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.

Notable residents

Inhurst House was the home of Frederick Stokes, the first captain of the England national rugby union team, who played for and captained the team in the first three rugby internationals, all between England and Scotland. He was also the youngest ever president of the Rugby Football Union.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Inhurst House School . 9 June 2012.
  2. Web site: Baughurst & Wolverton Village Design Statement . April 2004 . 9 June 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120305182311/http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/CCA48247-2056-4ABF-B113-6E5112F0109C/0/vds_baughurst_wolverton.pdf . 5 March 2012 .
  3. Web site: Hampshire County Council's legal record of public rights of way in Hampshire . 2008 . 26 October 2010.
  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 .