Bishopsgate in the borough of Runnymede, Surrey, England is a small, largely residential locality on the edge of the Thames floodplain, close to the historic Runnymede meadows where the Magna Carta was sealed. The neighbourhood mixes suburban housing with pockets of riverside and parkland, giving easy access to scenic walks along the River Thames and nearby green spaces such as Windsor Great Park.
Locally it serves a commuter population with good road and rail links into London and to neighbouring towns like Egham and Virginia Water, while shops, schools and community halls support everyday life. The proximity to famous historic sites and attractive countryside means it can feel both quietly residential and intermittently touristy, with a stable, community-minded character.
Postcode districts covering Bishopsgate
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Islington 21.7 miles35 km
- Reading 17.2 miles27.6 km
- City of Westminster 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Sutton 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Croydon 22.4 miles36 km
- Slough 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Harrow 15.1 miles24.2 km
- High Wycombe 14.9 miles24 km
- Watford 17 miles27.3 km
- Woking 9 miles14.5 km
- Hemel Hempstead 22.1 miles35.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Englefield Green West Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Englefield Green East Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Old Windsor Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Old Windsor and Wraysbury Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Egham Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Egham Town Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Wraysbury Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Hythe End Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Datchet, Horton & Wraysbury Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Egham Hythe Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Virginia Water Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Horton Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Bishopsgate
TW20 0XE, TW20 0XP, TW20 0YB, TW20 0YL, SL4 2JJ, TW20 0YW, TW20 0YD, TW20 0XT, TW20 0YN … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 5.9 miles9.5 km
- London Gatwick Airport 26.3 miles42.3 km
- Egham Railway Station 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Wraysbury Railway Station 2.2 miles3.5 km
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Schools in Bishopsgate
- Bishopsgate School Independent - all ages
- St Johns Beaumont Independent - all ages
Local points of interest
- Frogmore House Estate 2 miles3.2 km
- Runnymede Bridge Late Bronze Age Site Archaeological site 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Sunninghill Park Estate 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Ditton Park Estate 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Sunningdale Park Estate 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Penton Hook Marina Marina 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Windsor Racecourse Recreation 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Ascot Racecourse Recreation 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Brooklands Estate 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Brunel University University 8 miles12.9 km
- Kempton Park Racecourse Recreation 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Church Road Stadium 8.7 miles14 km