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== History == |
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Bishampton was founded in 1795 and the Inclosure Act for the village was passed in 1797.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Parishes: Bishampton {{!}} British History Online|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/worcs/vol3/pp261-265|access-date=2021-05-25|website=www.british-history.ac.uk}}</ref> |
Bishampton was founded in 1795 and the [[Inclosure Act 1773|Inclosure Act]] for the village was passed in 1797.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Parishes: Bishampton {{!}} British History Online|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/worcs/vol3/pp261-265|access-date=2021-05-25|website=www.british-history.ac.uk}}</ref> |
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St. James Church in Bishampton was built in the 12th Century. A western tower was built circa. 1400 and the nave and chancel were completely rebuilt in 1870, the stonework of the doors and windows being reused where possible.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Parishes: Bishampton {{!}} British History Online|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/worcs/vol3/pp261-265|access-date=2021-05-25|website=www.british-history.ac.uk}}</ref> |
St. James Church in Bishampton was built in the 12th Century. A western tower was built circa. 1400 and the [[nave]] and [[chancel]] were completely rebuilt in 1870, the stonework of the doors and windows being reused where possible.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Parishes: Bishampton {{!}} British History Online|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/worcs/vol3/pp261-265|access-date=2021-05-25|website=www.british-history.ac.uk}}</ref> |
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In 2019, people from Bishampton and surrounding villages came together to share their opinions on the [[QinetiQ Pershore|Throckmorton Airfield]] housing development. The development would bring over 2,000 houses to the area as well as schools, services and employment.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Supervillage' plan is 'biggest threat since Norman Conquest'|url=https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/18099827.supervillage-plan-throckmorton-biggest-threat-since-norman-conquest/|access-date=2021-04-26|website=Worcester News|language=en}}</ref> |
In 2019, people from Bishampton and surrounding villages came together to share their opinions on the [[QinetiQ Pershore|Throckmorton Airfield]] housing development. The development would bring over 2,000 houses to the area as well as schools, services and employment.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Supervillage' plan is 'biggest threat since Norman Conquest'|url=https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/18099827.supervillage-plan-throckmorton-biggest-threat-since-norman-conquest/|access-date=2021-04-26|website=Worcester News|language=en}}</ref> |
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Bishampton | |
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Location within Worcestershire | |
Population | 625 |
OS grid reference | SO988513 |
• London | 94 miles (151 km) |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PERSHORE |
Postcode district | WR10 |
Dialling code | 01386 462 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
Bishampton is a village and civil parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, England with a population of 625.[1] It contains a church, a village shop and post office (which is now also a cafe), a hairdresser, a village hall with a park and children's play areas, and a pub. There is a Nature reserve and a cricket pitch within walking distance of the village. Fashion designer Stella McCartney lives near the village in the parish. Just outside the village is a golf club with a 9 and 18 hole courses a driving range, and clubhouse and restaurant.
History
Bishampton was founded in 1795 and the Inclosure Act for the village was passed in 1797.[2]
St. James Church in Bishampton was built in the 12th Century. A western tower was built circa. 1400 and the nave and chancel were completely rebuilt in 1870, the stonework of the doors and windows being reused where possible.[3]
In 2019, people from Bishampton and surrounding villages came together to share their opinions on the Throckmorton Airfield housing development. The development would bring over 2,000 houses to the area as well as schools, services and employment.[4]
References
- ^ 2011 Census
- ^ "Parishes: Bishampton | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Parishes: Bishampton | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "'Supervillage' plan is 'biggest threat since Norman Conquest'". Worcester News. Retrieved 26 April 2021.