Walcot is a suburb of the city of Bath,

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. It lies to the north-north-east of the city centre, and is an electoral ward of the city.Bath and North East Somerset Council
District Council Elections The Paragon and, continuing out of the city, London Road are part of the

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. The other main thoroughfare is Walcot Street, which adjoins the city centre and is well known for its artisan shops. Walcot Street and London Road are believed to be a Roman road, leading north from the

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'' and linking with the '' Fosse Way''. Walcot originally grew as a residential area (a ''

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'') in the 1st to 3rd centuries, located between the walled town, the ''Fosse Way'' and the possible Roman fort sited across the river in the Bathwick area. The parish church of St Swithin, on The Paragon was built in 1779-90 by

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. The 18th-century poet Christopher Anstey is buried at the church. Walcot was the birthplace of Richard Debaufre Guyon, who would become, in succession, an Austrian officer, a Hungarian rebel and an Ottoman Pasha. The electoral ward returns two councillors to

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. The wards surrounding Walcot ward are: Lansdown to the north-west, Lambridge to the north-east,

Bathwick Bathwick is an electoral ward in the City of Bath, England, on the opposite bank of the River Avon to the historic city centre. Bathwick was part of the hundred of Bath Forum. The district became part of the Bath urban area with the 18th centu ...

to the south-east, and Kingsmead to the south-west. The River Avon forms the boundary with Bathwick and is crossed here by the Cleveland Bridge. The Grosvenor area of the city falls within the ward.

Notable residents

Richard Guyon Richard de Beaufré count, comte de Guyon (1813 – 12 October 1856) was a British people, British-born Hungarian people, Hungarian soldier, general in the Hungary, Hungarian revolutionary army and Turkish pasha (Kurshid Pasha). Biograp ...

(1813–1856), British-born Hungarian soldier, general in the

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Sir William Herschel Frederick William Herschel (; german: Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel; 15 November 1738 – 25 August 1822) was a German-born British astronomer and composer. He frequently collaborated with his younger sister and fellow astronomer Caroline H ...

(1738–1822), astronomer, musician. * Benjamin Plim Bellamy (1782–1847), actor and proprietor of the

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(1896-1984), actor and playwright. * Margaret Graham (balloonist) (1804-1864) first British woman to make a solo balloon flight, which she accomplished in 1826.

References

External links

St Swithin's Church

Walcot Street Artworks Trail leaflet

Explore Walcot Street

History of Walcot Street
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