A vision of Britain through time
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
BATHWICK, a parish and a subdistrict in Somerset The parish lies on the left bank of the Avon, within the borough of Bath; and is intersected by the Kennet and Avon canal, and by the Great Western railway. Acres, 573. Real property, £43,868. Pop., 5,266. Houses, 836. At the beginning of last century, the parish contained only a few scattered houses, and was marshy; but now it contains some of the finest streets and decorations of Bath, including Great Pulteney-street, Laura place, and the Sydney gardens. The living is a rectory, united with the curacy of Woolley, in the diocese of Bath and Wells. Value, £209. Patron, Lord W. Powlett. The church is in the decorated English style, with a tower 120 feet high; was built in 1829; and contains a monument to Mackinnon, who figured at Culloden. Laura chapel is a separate charge. There is a proprietary college, with about 100 pupils.-The subdistrict includes also other parishes beyond the borough. Acres, 3,452. Pop., 7,132. Houses, 1,201.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish and a subdistrict" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Bathwick AP/CP Bathwick SubD Somerset AncC |
| Place: | Bathwick |
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