Bishopstone, Swindon

Bishopstone, Swindon

Bishopstone is a 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. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 648. Bishopstone is located between Wanborough and Ashbury on the historic Icknield Way. It is a picturesque village with two pubs and a large number of thatched cottages, centred around 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

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External links

* [http://www.villagenewsletter.org monthly village newsletter]
* [http://parish.bishopstone.net Bishopstone Parish Council Website]
* [http://v8villager.blogspot.com v8villager blog] A blog from a resident of Bishopstone - some Bishopstone content


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