In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bishopstone like this:
BISHOPSTONE, a parish in Highworth district, Wilts; on the verge of the county, 2¾ miles S of Shrivenham r. station, and 6 E of Swindon. It has a post office under Shrivenham. Acres, 4,452. Real property, £4,513. Pop., 716. Houses, 147. The property is subdivided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £208.* Patron, the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol. The church is tolerable. A school has an endowed income of £59, and other charities £69.
Bishopstone through time
Bishopstone is now part of Swindon district. Click here for graphs and data of how Swindon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bishopstone itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bishopstone, in Swindon and Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11586
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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