Walcot, Bath

For other places with the same name, see Walcot.
Walcot
Street scene with shops and houses. Church tower in the distance.
Walcot
 Walcot shown within Somerset
Population 5,920 (2011.Ward)[1]
OS grid referenceST753659
Unitary authorityBath and North East Somerset
Ceremonial countySomerset
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town BATH
Postcode district BA1
Dialling code 01225
Police Avon and Somerset
Fire Avon
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK ParliamentBath
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Somerset

Coordinates: 51°23′31″N 2°21′21″W / 51.3920°N 2.3558°W / 51.3920; -2.3558

Walcot is a suburb of the city of Bath, England. It lies to the north-north-east of the city centre, and is an electoral ward of the city.

The parish church of St Swithin, on The Paragon was built in 1779-90 by John Palmer.[2] 18th century poet Christopher Anstey is buried at the church.[3][4]

Walcot was the birthplace of Richard Debaufre Guyon, who would become, in succession, an Austrian officer, a Hungarian rebel and an Ottoman Pasha.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Church of St Swithin, Walcot". Images of England. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
  3. ↑ "Christopher Anstey". Westminster Abbey. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Christopher Anstey: A life in 18th century Bath". Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "General Richard Guyon". Bath Heritage. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Guyon, Richard Debaufre (1813-1856), army officer". Oxford Index. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
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