Bishopstrow
Bishopstrow is a small village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, on the southeastern edge of the town of Warminster. The village is about 1.5 mi from the town centre, south of the old Warminster to Salisbury road, formerly the A36, now the B3414.
The modern A36 passes to the south of the village. The parish extends north-east from the Wylye valley onto Salisbury Plain, where its northern section is within the Imber Range sector of the Salisbury Plain military training area.
The name may come from "bishop's tree", meaning the place where St Aldhelm's staff miraculously grew into an ash tree. When Bishopstrow was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 it was held by Edward of Salisbury.
Ela, Countess of Salisbury gave Bishopstrow manor in 1236 to the nunnery at Lacock, which she had recently founded. After the Dissolution the property passed through several hands until it was bought in 1635 by William Temple. His descendants include another William who was High Sheriff in 1833. The house and its parkland were sold in 1950 to W. Keith Neal but the Temple family retained much land in the parish.
In the 18th century Bishopstrow House stood between the Salisbury road and the river. In 1817 William Temple built a new house on the north side of the road using the Bath architect John Pinch the elder, which has been operated as a hotel and restaurant since 1977.
A mill was recorded in Domesday Book. The present Bishopstrow Mill, which was in operation until 1969, has three storeys plus attic, in red brick and rubble stone, and was mostly rebuilt after a fire in 1873. Adjoining are the 18th-century miller's house and 19th-century granary, in white-painted rubble stone.
The modern A36 passes to the south of the village. The parish extends north-east from the Wylye valley onto Salisbury Plain, where its northern section is within the Imber Range sector of the Salisbury Plain military training area.
The name may come from "bishop's tree", meaning the place where St Aldhelm's staff miraculously grew into an ash tree. When Bishopstrow was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 it was held by Edward of Salisbury.
Ela, Countess of Salisbury gave Bishopstrow manor in 1236 to the nunnery at Lacock, which she had recently founded. After the Dissolution the property passed through several hands until it was bought in 1635 by William Temple. His descendants include another William who was High Sheriff in 1833. The house and its parkland were sold in 1950 to W. Keith Neal but the Temple family retained much land in the parish.
In the 18th century Bishopstrow House stood between the Salisbury road and the river. In 1817 William Temple built a new house on the north side of the road using the Bath architect John Pinch the elder, which has been operated as a hotel and restaurant since 1977.
A mill was recorded in Domesday Book. The present Bishopstrow Mill, which was in operation until 1969, has three storeys plus attic, in red brick and rubble stone, and was mostly rebuilt after a fire in 1873. Adjoining are the 18th-century miller's house and 19th-century granary, in white-painted rubble stone.
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Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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| GBP | Pound sterling | £ | 2 |
| ISO | Language |
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| EN | English language |
| GD | Gaelic language |
| CY | Welsh language |