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Bishampton

Coordinates: 52°09′36″N 2°01′03″W / 52.160094°N 2.017508°W / 52.160094; -2.017508
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Bishampton
Bishampton is located in Worcestershire
Bishampton
Bishampton
Location within Worcestershire
Population625 
OS grid referenceSO988513
• London94 miles (151 km)
Civil parish
  • Bishampton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPERSHORE
Postcode districtWR10
Dialling code01386 462
PoliceWest Mercia
FireHereford and Worcester
AmbulanceWest Midlands
List of places
UK
England
Worcestershire
52°09′36″N 2°01′03″W / 52.160094°N 2.017508°W / 52.160094; -2.017508

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.

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.[2]

References

  1. ^ 2011 Census
  2. ^ "'Supervillage' plan is 'biggest threat since Norman Conquest'". Worcester News. Retrieved 26 April 2021.