In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Bishops Waltham like this:
Bishops Waltham, par. and market town with ry. sta., N. Hants, 9½ m. SE. of Winchester and 83 m. SW. of London by rail -- 7429 ac., pop. 2484; town pop. 1184; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Friday; has ruins of bishop's castle (1135), destroyed in the civil war of the 17th century.
Bishops Waltham through time
Bishops Waltham is now part of Winchester district. Click here for graphs and data of how Winchester has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bishops Waltham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bishops Waltham, in Winchester and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2337
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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