Bisham

For the place in Afghanistan, see Bisham, Afghanistan.

Bisham
All Saints Church
Bisham  Bisham shown within Berkshire
Population	1,149 (2001)
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	Maidenhead
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

Bisham (correctly pronounced as biss-um, not bish-um)^{[citation needed]} is a village and civil parish in the Windsor and Maidenhead district of Berkshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,149. The village is on the River Thames, north of which is Marlow in Buckinghamshire. Bisham is home to one of Sport England's National Sports Centre.

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.

Media and arts

Bisham Church and churchyard, as well as the Compleat Angler Hotel, are featured in episodes of the 1990s BBC television detective series, Pie in the Sky. During the Nationwide Building Society's summer advertising campaign of 2010, when they were official sponsors of the English Football Team at the World Cup, one of their television advertisements featured the English team playing on one of the pitches at Bisham Abbey. The parish church was clearly visible in the background. Theatrical couple Oscar Asche and Lily Brayton are buried in the graveyard of All Saints Church. A Ham class minesweeper, HMS Bisham, was named after the village.

External links

• A short history of Bisham Church
• Royal Berkshire History: Bisham
• Royal Berkshire History: Bisham Abbey
• Royal Berkshire History: Bisham Church