page_title: Bishopstone, East Sussex
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Bishopstone, East Sussex / History
caption_attribution_description: English: St Andrew, Bishopstone
context_page_description: Bishopstone is a village with a population of about 200 people, with the nearby village of Norton, located along a dead-end road west of Seaford, East Sussex, in East Sussex, England.
context_section_description: Bishopstone was an episcopal manor, hence its name meaning "dwelling place of the bishop". The church, dedicated to Saint Andrew, is thought to date from the 8th century, and may well be the oldest in the county. Bishopstone church has an ancient canonical sundial in its porch. The sundial is inscribed with the name Eadric, the King of Kent in 685. It was rebuilt in 1200.
  Bishopstone village hall is part of the village life and has local events, it is also the venue for the local table tennis club and is located behind the church. There are no shops or pubs in the village.
caption: St Andrew's
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