Bishopstrow: a small village with a big history

The Romans, an English saint, and the mistress of a famous dandy have all played parts in the history of this tiny Wiltshire community. This book, researched and written by current residents and edited by Victoria Coombes, traces a kaleidoscope of activities through the long history of the village of Bishopstrow, which sits on the River Wylye at the foot of Salisbury Plain in south Wiltshire. The mill, the farms, the houses and gardens, and the military, all play their part in stories and photographs of village life in this place, which the traveller William Cobbett in his Rural Rides described as 'one of the prettiest spots that my eyes ever beheld'.