Bishop's Green
- Not to be confused with Bishop's Green, Essex
| Bishops Green | |
| Hampshire | |
|---|---|
 Beech Road, Bishop's Green | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU500631 |
| Location: | 51°21’55"N, 1°16’56"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Newbury |
| Postcode: | RG20 |
| Dialling code: | 01635 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Basingstoke and Deane |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North West Hampshire |
Bishops Green is a village in northernmost Hampshire, on south bank of the River Enborne, which here forms the border with Berkshire to the north.
History
Bishops Green expanded greatly during Second World War, when the original few houses and farms were joined by the Eagle Road and Ashlands housing estates, both built for the nearby American air base of RAF Greenham Common. After the War a number of Nissen huts were used to re-home local families, these being replaced by 95 new houses by Basingstoke Rural District Council in the early 1950s. At the same time the United States Air Force built new housing alongside this development, doubling the size of the estate.
The base closed in 1992 and the American Air Force housing was transferred to Sovereign Housing Association. The original 95 council houses were, from 1995 onwards, replaced over a period of 7 years by a new £20 million development of 148 homes.
The village has a shop, village hall and a camping site.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Bishop's Green) |
