Inhurst

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

Inhurst

Inhurst Farm
Inhurst
Location within Hampshire
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTadley
Postcode districtRG26
Dialling code0118
PoliceHampshire
FireHampshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
Websitewww.baughurst-pc.gov.uk

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.

References
  1. "Inhurst House School". Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  2. "Baughurst & Wolverton Village Design Statement" (PDF). April 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. "Hampshire County Council's legal record of public rights of way in Hampshire" (PDF). 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  4. "Basingstoke and Deane Wards info". 2010. Archived from the original on 24 October 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.

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