Bishopstone, Swindon

Bishopstone

High Street, Bishopstone
Bishopstone
 Bishopstone shown within Wiltshire
Population 693 (in 2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSU246836
Civil parishBishopstone
Unitary authoritySwindon
Ceremonial countyWiltshire
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Swindon
Postcode district SN6
Dialling code 01793
Police Wiltshire
Fire Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentSouth Swindon
WebsiteParish Council
List of places
UK
England
Wiltshire

Coordinates: 51°33′04″N 1°38′49″W / 51.551°N 1.647°W / 51.551; -1.647

Bishopstone is a village and civil parish in the Swindon unitary authority of Wiltshire, England, about 6 miles (10 km) east of Swindon, and on the county border with Oxfordshire. Since 1934 the parish has included the village of Hinton Parva.

Bishopstone lies on the north slope of the Lambourn Downs, overlooking the Vale of White Horse. It is 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 on the Ridgeway National Trail.

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

References

  1. "Bishopstone, Swindon - 2011 Census". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  2. "Helen Browning at The Royal Oak". Retrieved 23 October 2015.

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