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.
There are a several good cities in the Bishop's Waltham area like Portsmouth, and Winchester.
There are a several good villages in the Bishop's Waltham area like Southwick, and Milford-on-Sea.
Bishop's Waltham is near some unmissable lakes like Southwick Park Lake,
Aldershot, Lymington, Gosport, Basingstoke, and Southampton are great places to visit near Bishop's Waltham if you like towns.
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.
There are a number of airports near Bishop's Waltham 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.
