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.
Bishop's Waltham's best nearby cities can be found at Portsmouth, and Winchester.
The area around Bishop's Waltham features a number of interesting villages including Southwick, Milford-on-Sea, and Hambledon.
Places near Bishop's Waltham feature a number of interesting lakes including Southwick Park Lake.
The area around Bishop's Waltham boasts some of the best towns including Aldershot, Lymington, Gosport, Basingstoke, and Southampton.
There are a number of historic buildings near to Bishop's Waltham including Fort Blockhouse.
The area around Bishop's Waltham features a number of interesting 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.
