Bisham facts for kids

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Village and civil parish
All Saints Church
Bisham
Population	1,099 (2011)
OS grid reference	SU849849
Civil parish	Bisham
Unitary authority	Windsor and Maidenhead
Ceremonial county	Berkshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MARLOW
Postcode district	SL7
Dialling code	01628
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Royal Berkshire
Ambulance	South Central
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Maidenhead
List of places UK England Berkshire 51°33′29″N 0°46′30″W / 51.558°N 0.775°W / 51.558; -0.775

Bisham, Berkshire (period 1850-98) by Francis Frith

Bisham /ˈbɪsəm/ is a village and civil parish in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. The village is on the River Thames, around one mile (1.6 km) south of Marlow in the neighbouring county of Buckinghamshire, and around three miles (5 km) northwest of Maidenhead. At the 2011 Census, the population of the parish was 1,099, down from 1,149 at the 2001 Census. Bisham is home to one of Sport England's National Sports Centres.

Etymology

The name has been spelt in various ways since Bistesham in the Domesday Book. It is derived from Bristle and Ham, with Bisham als Bustleham Montague being the first modern spelling with 'Bisham' in 1746.

Historic buildings

The National Sports Centre at Bisham is centred on Bisham Abbey, a 13th-century manor house, originally built for the Knights Templar but later the residence of the Montagu (or Montacute) Earls of Salisbury and the Hoby family.

Geography

Bisham has a local nature reserve on the eastern edge of the village, called Bisham Woods.

There is 'Princess Elizabeth's Spring' in a field called the Moors, which was believed to cure sore eyes in the 19th century.