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 miles
- Islington 21.7 miles
- Reading 17.2 miles
- City of Westminster 18.8 miles
- Sutton 18.3 miles
- Croydon 22.4 miles
- Slough 5.4 miles
- Harrow 15.1 miles
- High Wycombe 14.9 miles
- Watford 17 miles
- Woking 9 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 22.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Englefield Green West Ward 0.6 miles
- Englefield Green East Ward 1.3 miles
- Old Windsor Parish 1.3 miles
- Old Windsor and Wraysbury Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Egham Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Egham Town Ward 1.7 miles
- Wraysbury Parish 1.8 miles
- Hythe End Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Datchet, Horton & Wraysbury Ward 2.1 miles
- Egham Hythe Ward 2.6 miles
- Virginia Water Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Horton Built-up area 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Bishopsgate
SL4 2JN, SL4 2JB, TW20 0YD, TW20 0YG, TW20 0YL, TW20 0YB, TW20 0XA, TW20 0XT, TW20 0YW … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 5.9 miles
- London Gatwick Airport 26.3 miles
- Egham Railway Station 1.7 miles
- Wraysbury Railway Station 2.2 miles
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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 miles
- Runnymede Bridge Late Bronze Age Site Archaeological site 2.2 miles
- Sunninghill Park Estate 3.3 miles
- Ditton Park Estate 3.3 miles
- Sunningdale Park Estate 3.5 miles
- Penton Hook Marina Marina 3.9 miles
- Windsor Racecourse Recreation 4.1 miles
- Ascot Racecourse Recreation 4.4 miles
- Brooklands Estate 7.3 miles
- Brunel University University 8 miles
- Kempton Park Racecourse Recreation 8.1 miles
- Church Road Stadium 8.7 miles