Bishopstoke

Bishopstoke
Bishopstoke gravel beach (pictured) which is created by fluctuations in the height of the River Itchen
Bishopstoke Location within Hampshire
Population	9,974 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	SU472189
District	Eastleigh
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Eastleigh
Postcode district	SO50
Dialling code	023
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Eastleigh
List of places UK England Hampshire 50°58′04″N 1°19′40″W / 50.9679°N 1.3278°W / 50.9679; -1.3278

Bishopstoke is a village and civil parish in the Eastleigh district of Hampshire, England. It is recorded as "Stoke" as early as 948 AD when King Eadred granted land there to a thegn called Aelfric. Stoke later came into the possession of the Bishops of Winchester, giving rise to the modern name. The village is about a mile east of Eastleigh town centre, and is on the eastern bank of the River Itchen. It adjoins Fair Oak on the east.

The parish of Bishopstoke was annexed to Eastleigh in 1899. It was later re-established as a parish in 1995. The village forms part of the South Hampshire urban area.