Bishopstone, Swindon

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
High Street, Bishopstone
Bishopstone Location within Wiltshire
Population	693 (in 2011)[1]
OS grid reference	SU246836
Civil parish	Bishopstone
Unitary authority	Swindon
Ceremonial county	Wiltshire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Swindon
Postcode district	SN6
Dialling code	01793
Police	Wiltshire
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	South Swindon
Website	Parish Council

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. The village has a public house, the Royal Oak,[2] and a number of thatched cottages, centred on a mill-pond.

The village is often used as a base for walkers on the Ridgeway National Trail. The Ridgeway above Bishopstone is a Byway open to motor vehicles between April and October.

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". Archived from the original on 22 August 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.

External links

Media related to Bishopstone, Swindon at Wikimedia Commons

• Bishopstone & Hinton Parva