Bishop's Waltham
Bishop's Waltham is a Town in the county of Hampshire.
There are great places to visit near Bishop's Waltham including some great cities, villages, lakes, towns, historic buildings, shopping centres and airports.
Don't miss Portsmouth, and Winchester's cities if visiting the area around Bishop's Waltham.
There are a several good villages in the Bishop's Waltham area like Southwick, Milford-on-Sea, and Hambledon.
The area around Bishop's Waltham's best lakes can be found at Southwick Park Lake.
Towns to visit near Bishop's Waltham include Aldershot, Lymington, Gosport, Basingstoke, and Southampton.
There are a several good historic buildings in the area around Bishop's Waltham like Fort Blockhouse.
The area around Bishop's Waltham boasts some of the best shopping centres including The Malls - Basingstoke, and Westquay.
The area around Bishop's Waltham features a number of interesting airports including Southampton Airport, and Blackbushe Airport.
Bishop's Waltham History
There are some historic monuments around Bishop's Waltham:
Places to see near Bishop's Waltham
History of Bishop's Waltham
During the 19th century, Bishop’s Waltham was a successful market town, being home to several agricultural suppliers, merchants and a cattle market. The town also had a large brickworks to its north, along with a gasworks that provided town gas for lighting and heating the town. The town had a large enough working population by the late 19th century to support a Working Men’s Institute, which occupied an ornate brick building on Bank Street, which remained open until 2003, when it was converted into housing. Bishop’s Waltham was home to Gunner and Company, which was the last provincial private bank in the United Kingdom.
