Bishopstrow

From The West Wiltshire District Guide 1978:

Bishopstrow is 1½ miles south-east of Warminster with a population of approximately 120.

Bishopstrow, under its present name, has a history going back to remote Saxon times. Bishopstrow or Tree, as it is spelt in Domesday, means Bishop’s Tree and is so named after St. Aldhelm the great Missionary Bishop of Wessex.

The Parish Church is dedicated to St. Aldhelm and is of very old origin. Its present foundation is Norman; it was completely rebuilt, with the exception of the tower, in 1757 and was again restored in 1842 and 1879.

In the Parish are two great British and Roman Camps: Battlesbury and Scratchbury, the latter of which is partly in the Parish and partly in Norton Bavant.

There is an active use of Village Hall and Playing Field, and the village has main drainage and mains water services.

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