Bishops Wood

"Bishopswood" redirects here. For the village of Bishopswood in Herefordshire, see Walford, Ross-on-Wye.

For is in Wolverhampton, see Bishop's Wood.

Human settlement in England

Bishops Wood

St John the Evangelist's Church

Bishops Wood

Location within Staffordshire

OS grid reference| SJ835097
District|

* South Staffordshire

Shire county|

* Staffordshire

Region|

* West Midlands

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| Stafford
Postcode district| ST19
Police| Staffordshire
Fire| Staffordshire
Ambulance| West Midlands
UK Parliament|

* Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge

List of places

England
Staffordshire

52°40′57″N 2°14′25″W﻿ / ﻿52.68259°N 2.2402°W﻿ / 52.68259; -2.2402

Bishops Wood, or Bishopswood (grid reference SJ835097) is a small village on the Staffordshire border with Shropshire. It is home to the Royal Oak public house, the first to be named after the nearby oak tree at Boscobel House in which King Charles II hid after the Battle of Worcester. It has two English Heritage sites, with them being Boscobel House and White Ladies Priory. The population for this village taken at the 2011 census can be found under Brewood and Coven. Bishop's Wood (grid reference SJ753310) is a 352 hectare wood 4 miles west north west of Eccleshall, Staffordshire.

The village, in the parish of Brewood, may derive its name from the country residence of the early Bishops of Lichfield: Boscobel House. The King Charles II Royal Oak tree, White Ladies Priory, Blackladies (another former priory, now a private residence) and Weston Park are all within easy walking distance.

## See also

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* Listed buildings in Brewood and Coven

## External links

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Media related to Bishops Wood at Wikimedia Commons

* Brewood Parish

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