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Bishop's Castle

town and civil parish in Shropshire, United Kingdom
Place town Q2469037
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Summary

Bishop's Castle is a town[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,466 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bishop's Castle is located in Shropshire[3].
  • Bishop's Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Bishop's Castle's instance of is recorded as town[5].
  • Bishop's Castle's instance of is recorded as civil parish[6].
  • Bishop's Castle's instance of is recorded as market town[7].
  • Bishop's Castle's postal code is recorded as SY9[8].
  • Bishop's Castle's Commons category is recorded as Bishop's Castle[9].
  • Bishop's Castle's local dialing code is recorded as 01588[10].
  • Bishop's Castle's OS grid reference is recorded as SO323887[11].
  • Bishop's Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 52.493, 'longitude': -2.9978}[12].
  • Bishop's Castle's authority is recorded as Bishop's Castle Town Council[13].
  • Bishop's Castle's official website is recorded as http://www.bishopscastle.co.uk/[14].
  • Bishop's Castle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bishop's Castle[15].
  • Bishop's Castle has a population of {'amount': '+1843'}[16].
  • Bishop's Castle has a population of {'amount': '+1630'}[17].
  • Bishop's Castle has a population of {'amount': '+1893'}[18].
  • Bishop's Castle's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19].
  • Bishop's Castle's historic county is recorded as Shropshire[20].

Body

Geography

Bishop's Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Shropshire[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+1843'}[16], {'amount': '+1630'}[17], and {'amount': '+1893'}[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town[5], civil parish[6], and market town[7].

Why It Matters

Bishop's Castle ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,466 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 1277646481
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56499|batch #56499]]: Import GND IDs via DNB dump"
  2. 7w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Shropshire
    Official website → http://www.bishopscastle.co.uk/
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 52.493, 'longitude': -2.9978}
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48912|batch #48912]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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