Bishopdale Theological College
Bishopdale may refer to: * Bishopdale, North Yorkshire, England * Bishopdale, Christchurch, a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand * Bishopdale, Nelson, a suburb of Nelson, New Zealand See also * RFA Bishopdale RFA ''Bishopdale'' (A128) was a Dale-class fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Ordered in 1936 by the British Tanker Company, London, she was built by Lithgows, Port Glasgow. Acquired by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary before her launch on 31 ...

Bishopdale, North Yorkshire
Bishopdale is a dale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in North Yorkshire, England. The dale is a side dale on the south side of Wensleydale, and extends for some south west from Aysgarth. Bishopdale is also the name of a civil parish, which includes only the sparsely populated upper reaches of the dale, from the head of the dale as far downstream as Howesyke and Howgill Gill. Geography There are three villages in the dale, all in its lower part: West Burton, Thoralby and Newbiggin. The Bishopdale Beck flows through the dale to join the River Ure about east of Aysgarth. The B6160 road follows the path of the river from its junction with the A684 to the watershed at Kidstones Pass where it continues to Cray and Buckden in Upper Wharfedale. The highest point in the dale is to be found at about two thirds of the way up Buckden Pike. The dale is divided between four civil parishes, Bishopdale, Newbiggin, Thoralby and the northern part of Burton-cum-Walden (which in ...
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Bishopdale, Christchurch
Bishopdale is a residential suburb located in the north of Christchurch, New Zealand. Bishopdale lies close to Christchurch International Airport at Harewood and Christchurch's zoo, Orana Wildlife Park. History The suburb takes its name from the three Bishop brothers, James (1826–1910), Robert (1827–1909) and William (1829–1903), who bought land in the area in 1858 or 1859 and established pipfruit orchards. Initially, the area was called "Bishopsdale", but the second 's' was dropped from the name. Part of Greers Road (the section between Harewood Road and Sawyers Arms Road) was formerly called Bishop's Road. It was renamed in 1948 to avoid confusion with Bishops Road in Papanui and Bishop Street in St Albans. Bishopdale is overall a middle-class suburb, with a wide range of people living in the area. Most of the houses date from the 1960s, and use either brick or wood, single-storey designs. The area boasts a lot of parks and recreational areas, and a small shopping ma ...
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Bishopdale, Nelson
Bishopdale is one of the suburbs of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies to the south of Nelson city centre, inland from Wakatu Wakatu (also spelt Whakatu, as in the Māori name for the Nelson area) is an industrial suburb of Nelson in New Zealand. It lies on to the southwest of Nelson city centre and northeast of Stoke Stoke is a common place name in the United King ..., at the foot of the Grampians Reserve.Wise's Nelson-Blenheim "Easyread" Map Geography The Grampians statistical area, which corresponds with the Bishopdale suburb, covers an area of 2.95 km². The suburb has several public reserves: Bishopdale Reserve, Bishopdale Retention Dam Bank, Cattle Market Reserve, Station Reserve and Waimea South Reserve. History The estimated population of the area reached 1,910 in 1996. It reached 2,000 in 2001, 2,010 in 2006, 2,120 in 2013, and 2,210 in 2018. Demography The area has an estimated population of . It has a population density of 850.08 people per km² as of 2019. ...
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