Population 693 (in 2011) Civil parish Bishopstone Local time Thursday 8:11 PM | OS grid reference SU246836 Unitary authority Dialling code 01793 | |
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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.
Map of Bishopstone, Swindon, UK
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, 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
Bishopstone, Swindon Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA