Everything about Bishopstoke totally explained
Bishopstoke, a village recorded in the
Domesday Book,is a
civil parish in the
borough of Eastleigh in
Hampshire,
England. Bishopstoke was also mentioned when
King Alfred's grandson King Eadred, granted land at "Stohes" to Thegn Aelfric in
948 A.D.. The village is about a mile east of
Eastleigh town centre, and is on the eastern bank of the
River Itchen. It adjoins
Fair Oak on the east, in the Fair Oak and
Horton Heath parish. The village was annexed to Eastleigh in
1932, and was split out again as an independent civil parish later.
It forms part of the
Southampton Urban Area.
Itchen Valley Navigation
The Itchen Valley navigation running between
Winchester and
Southampton was completed in
1710 and used until
1869. Bishopstoke includes a sizeable proportion of the navigation, including a
sluice that was in use until the closure of the navigation.
Stoke Park Woods
Bordering the village to the North and comprising around 207
hectares, the Stoke Park Woods area contains 61% woodland and 39% arable land. It is home to many species, including the rare
quaker grass. Originally these woods were owned by the
Bishop of Winchester.
King John hunted these woods in
1205. In
1540 they were licensed by
King Henry VIII as a deer hunt enclosed by fences. They were purchased by the
Forestry Commission in
1948 and are now a community woodland. They are managed by the commission to produce wood for
paper pulp and
timber.
Today
Bishopstoke contains one primary school, which feeds to the secondary school in Fair Oak. The village has a
brownie pack.
Eastleigh's museum in the High Street, which is open from Tuesday to Saturday, holds several files containing information about Bishopstoke's historic past and associated personalities, such as
John Bale,
Samuel Sewall, and
Dean Garnier.
Bishopstoke still retains many buildings dating from the
18th century, although the village is expanding and now has a number of newer built residential and commercial premises.
The village is now effectively divided into
Old Bishopstoke and
New Bishopstoke, heading roughly West to East, reflecting the recent housing requirements within the area.
One church in the village is
St. Mary's.
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