In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bishopsgate like this:
BISHOPSGATE, a hamlet on the N border of Surrey; adjacent to the Great Park of Windsor, near Virginia water. It lies amid charming scenery; and was the place where the poet Shelley wrote his "Alaster."
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Bishopsgate through time
Bishopsgate is now part of Runnymede district. Click here for graphs and data of how Runnymede has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bishopsgate itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bishopsgate, in Runnymede and Surrey | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24185
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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