Fonthill Bishop

Fonthill Bishop is a small village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, to the north of the Nadder valley and 9 miles south of Warminster. The Fonthill Park estate extends into the south of the parish.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fonthill Splendens and Church of All Saints.

Fonthill Splendens

Manor estate

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Fonthill Splendens was a country mansion in Wiltshire, built by Alderman William Beckford; building began in 1755 and was largely complete by 1770. The construction followed the destruction by fire of the previous Fonthill House.

Church of All Saints

Church

Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of Holy Trinity

Church

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Teffont Magna and Lower Chicksgrove.

Teffont Magna

Village

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Teffont Magna, sometimes called Upper Teffont, is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Teffont, in the Nadder valley in the south of the county of Wiltshire, England. Teffont Magna is situated 3 miles east of Fonthill Bishop.

Lower Chicksgrove

Hamlet

Lower Chicksgrove is a hamlet on the north bank of the River Nadder in the south of the county of Wiltshire, England, within the Vale of Wardour. It is about 2 miles east of Tisbury and 10 miles west of Salisbury. Lower Chicksgrove is situated 3 miles southeast of Fonthill Bishop.

Teffont Evias

Village

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Teffont Evias is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Teffont, on the Nadder valley in the south of Wiltshire, England. Edric Holmes described the village as "most delightfully situated", and Maurice Hewlett included Teffont in his list of the half dozen most beautiful villages in England. Teffont Evias is situated 3½ miles southeast of Fonthill Bishop.

Fonthill Bishop

Type: Locality
Location: Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.1039° or 51° 6′ 14″ north

Longitude

-2.0837° or 2° 5′ 1″ west

Elevation

381 feet (116 metres)

United Nations Location Code

GB FBP

Open location code

9C3V4W38+GG

GeoNames ID

7301025

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