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"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 is located in StaffordshireBishops WoodBishops WoodLocation within Staffordshire
OS grid referenceSJ835097
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townStafford
Postcode districtST19
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
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UK
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. 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.

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