Bishopstone
Built-up area in Buckinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.787, -0.838 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 80 10 |
| Dialling code: | 01296 (Aylesbury) |
Bishopstone is a small, rural village and civil parish in the Vale of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England, lying a few miles from the market town of Aylesbury. It occupies gently rolling lowland farmland typical of the vale, with hedged fields, small woods and a dispersed pattern of cottages and farmsteads; agriculture still plays a part in the local economy, while many residents commute to nearby centres such as Aylesbury, Milton Keynes or Oxford.
The village name hints at medieval origins - essentially a "bishop’s estate" - and Bishopstone retains a modest historic core of traditional stone and brick buildings plus a parish church, giving it a quiet, close-knit character. Local life tends to revolve around village institutions and occasional community events rather than shops or industry, with the surrounding towns providing wider services and transport links.
Postcode districts covering Bishopstone
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 24.3 miles39 km
- Milton Keynes 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Luton 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Slough 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Oxford 17.7 miles28.5 km
- High Wycombe 11.5 miles18.6 km
- Watford 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Hemel Hempstead 15.8 miles25.4 km
- St. Albans 22.2 miles35.8 km
- Aylesbury 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Maidenhead 19.3 miles31 km
- Dunstable 15.1 miles24.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Stone with Bishopstone and Hartwell Parish 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Aylesbury South West Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Aylesbury West Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Stone Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Coldharbour Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Dinton-with-Ford and Upton Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Aylesbury South East Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Great and Little Kimble cum Marsh Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Stoke Mandeville Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Aylesbury Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Dinton Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Aylesbury North West Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Bishopstone
Transport links
- Luton Airport 20.9 miles33.7 km
- London Heathrow Airport 27.3 miles43.9 km
- Aylesbury Railway Station 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Stoke Mandeville Railway Station 2.3 miles3.7 km
Hotels near Bishopstone Ad
- Hartwell House & Spa 4 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Bel & the Dragon at Red Lion Wendover 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Holiday Inn Aylesbury 4 3.3 miles5.3 km
- The Five Bells by Innkeeper's Collection 4 3.3 miles5.3 km
- The Bell Hotel Aylesbury 4 2.2 miles3.6 km
- The Bell by Innkeeper's Collection 4 5 miles8.1 km
- Pendley Manor 4 8.7 miles14 km
- The Inn at Emmington 6.5 miles10.5 km
- The Pointer 5 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Mercure Thame Lambert Hotel 4 9.1 miles14.6 km
Local points of interest
- Chequers court Country house 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Waddesdon Manor Museum 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Dancersend Nature Reserve Nature reserve 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre Museum 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Thame Abbey Historic site 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Bradenham Manor Historic site 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Pendley Manor Estate 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Chiltern Hills Hill 9 miles14.5 km
- Adams Park Stadium 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Ann's Wood Forest 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Swyncombe House Estate 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Howe Park Wood Forest 15 miles24.1 km