In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bathwick like this:
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.
Bathwick through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bathwick in Bath and North East Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20131
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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