Ewhurst, Hampshire
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| Ewhurst | |
| Hampshire | |
|---|---|
 St Mary, Ewhurst | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU570567 |
| Location: | 51°18’25"N, 1°10’59"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Tadley |
| Postcode: | RG26 |
| Dialling code: | 01256 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Basingstoke and Deane |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North West Hampshire |
Ewhurst is a sparse hamlet in northern Hampshire, six mile north-west of Basingstoke. The nearest village of any size is Kingsclere three miles to the north-west, while a small village, Ramsdell sits a mile to the north-east. The A339 Basingstoke to Newbury road skirts the southern edge of the hamlet.
The village appears in a document of 1023 as "Ywyrstæ stigel", and is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Werste": later, in 1242, it is recorded as "Ywhurst" in 1242.[1]
The parish church, St Mary, dates from 1682.
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References
- ↑ Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 170 ISBN 0198691033
