In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bishops Wood like this:
BISHOPSWOOD, a chapelry in Brewood parish, in the vicinity of Brewood, Stafford. It was constituted in 1851; and its Post Town is Brewood, under Stafford. Rated property, £5,054. Pop., 588. Houses, 139. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £150.* Patron, the Vicar of Brewood. The church is fair.
Additional information about this locality is available for Brewood
Bishops Wood through time
Bishops Wood is now part of South Staffordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Staffordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bishops Wood itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bishops Wood in South Staffordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24128
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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