Kelly’s Directory 1848, Fonthill Bishop:
Fonthill Bishop is a village in the parish of the same name, in the Tisbury Union, 14 miles west of Salisbury, 2 miles north-east of Hindon, in the Hundred of Downton and diocese of Sarum. The living is a rectory, value £350, in the gift of the Bishop of Winchester. The present incumbent is the Rev. Simon Webber, M.A., of Tisbury; the Rev. William Bedford, M.A., is the curate. The church is a cruciform structure, about 600 years old, and has a tower with 2 bells. The population is 207; there is about 1,658 acres of land, mostly arable. The Bishop of Winchester is the lord of the manor. There is a small charity, dispensed by the churchwardens. The Free School is endowed with £10 annually for the instruction of 16 poor children, left by Abijah Clark, an agricultural labourer. The school-house was built about seven years ago by voluntary contributions.
Rev. William Bedford (Curate).
Mrs R. Hacken, mistress of Free School.
John King, farmer.
William Norris, “King’s Arms’.
Job Payne, grocer.
John Payne, parish clerk.
Henry Self, farmer,
Henry Spencer, farmer.
Letters received through Hindon.