Bishop's Green

Bishops Green
Bishops Green  Bishops Green shown within Hampshire
OS grid reference	SU5056763502
District	Basingstoke and Deane
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Newbury
Postcode district	RG20
Dialling code	01635
Police	Hampshire
Fire	Hampshire
Ambulance	South Central
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	North West Hampshire
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Coordinates: 51°22′06″N 1°16′30″W / 51.368333°N 1.275000°W / 51.368333; -1.275000Bishops Green is a village in the English county of Hampshire, on the border with Berkshire.

History

Bishops Green expanded greatly during World War II, when the original few houses and farms were joined by the Eagle Road and Ashlands housing estates, both built for the nearby American air base of RAF Greenham Common.^[1] After the war a number of Nissen huts were used to re-home local families, these being replaced by 95 new houses by Basingstoke Rural District Council in the early 1950s.^[2] At the same time the United States Air Force (USAF) built new housing alongside this development, doubling the size of the estate. The base closed in 1992 and the USAF housing was transferred to Sovereign Housing Association. The original 95 council houses were transferred to Sentinel Housing Association in 1995 and were replaced by a new £20M development of 148 homes, named 'Woods End.' .^[2] The village has a shop, village hall and a camping site.

Governance

Bishops Green is part of the civil parish of Ecchinswell, Sydmonton and Bishops Green. This, in turn is part of the Burghclere, Highclere and St Mary Bourne ward of the district of Basingstoke and Deane.^[3] The borough council is a Non-metropolitan district of Hampshire County Council.

References

• The geographic coordinates are from the Ordnance Survey.

External links

Media related to Bishops Green at Wikimedia Commons

• www.bishopsgreen.org
• www.commmunityyouth.org

Towns, villages and hamlets in the Basingstoke and Deane District of Hampshire, England Towns Basingstoke Tadley Whitchurch Civil parishes Ashford Hill with Headley Ashmansworth Baughurst Bramley Burghclere Candovers Chineham Cliddesden Deane Dummer East Woodhay Ecchinswell, Sydmonton and Bishops Green Farleigh Wallop Hannington Herriard Highclere Hurstbourne Priors Kingsclere Laverstoke Litchfield and Woodcott Mapledurwell and Up Nately Monk Sherborne Mortimer West End Newtown North Waltham Nutley Oakley Old Basing and Lychpit Overton Pamber Popham Preston Candover Rooksdown Sherborne St John Sherfield on Loddon Silchester St Mary Bourne Steventon Stratfield Turgis Tunworth Upton Grey Weston Corbett Weston Patrick Winslade Wootton St Lawrence Villages and hamlets Adbury Aldermaston Soke Aldern Bridge Andwell Ashe Ashe Warren Ashford Hill Ashley Warren Axford Axmansford Binley Bishop's Green Bramley Corner Bramley Green Broadmere Brock's Green Brown Candover Charter Alley Chilton Candover Cole Henley Dunley East Oakley Ecchinswell Ellisfield Ewhurst Freefolk Hare Warren Headley Heath End Ibworth Inhurst Litchfield Little London Lower Woodcott Lower Wyke Malshanger Mapledurwell Middle Wyke Nately Scures Newfound Newnham Newtown Common North Oakley North Sydmonton Old Basing Old Burghclere Pamber End Pamber Green Pamber Heath Penwood Plastow Green Quidhampton Ramsdell Southrope Stoke Spanish Green Sydmonton Tufton Warren Up Nately Upper Woodcott Upper Wootton Tufton Turgis Green Wadwick Wells-in-the-Field West Heath Whitnal Whitway Woolton Hill Wolverton Wolverton Common Districts of Basingstoke Brighton Hill Hatch Warren Kempshott Oakridge South Ham Winklebury Worting Viables