Bishopstone, Swindon

Bishopstone

Bishopstone pond
Bishopstone
 Bishopstone shown within Wiltshire
Population 648 (in 2001) [1]
OS grid referenceSU2449683568
Civil parishBishopstone
Unitary authoritySwindon
Ceremonial countyWiltshire
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Swindon
Postcode district SN6
Dialling code 01793
Police Wiltshire
Fire Wiltshire
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentSwindon
Websitehttp://parish.bishopstone.net/
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Coordinates: 51°33′00″N 1°38′48″W / 51.55°N 1.646667°W

Bishopstone village viewed from the south

Bishopstone is a village and civil parish in the Swindon unitary authority of Wiltshire, England, about six miles east of Swindon, and just west of the county border with Oxfordshire. Since 1934 the civil parish has included the village of Hinton Parva. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 648.

Bishopstone is located between Wanborough and Ashbury on the historic Icknield Way. It is a picturesque village with a public house, The Royal Oak,[2] and a large number of thatched cottages, centred on a mill-pond.

The village is often used as a base for walkers with excellent access to the Ridgeway National Trail.

On the downs above Bishopstone there are impressive ancient field systems known as lynchets and many other historic earth-workings.

References

  1. ↑ "Bishopstone Census Information". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  2. ↑ The Royal Oak

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