# Walcot, Bath > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Walcot,_Bath > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Walcot,_Bath.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walcot%2C_Bath > Source revision: 1297397067 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Walcot** is a suburb of the city of [Bath](/source/Bath,_Somerset), in the [Bath and North East Somerset](/source/Bath_and_North_East_Somerset) district, in the ceremonial county of [Somerset](/source/Somerset), England. It lies to the north-north-east of the city centre, and is an [electoral ward](/source/Wards_of_the_United_Kingdom) of the city.[1] [The Paragon](/source/The_Paragon,_Bath) and, continuing out of the city, London Road are part of the [A4 road](/source/A4_road_(Great_Britain)). The other main thoroughfare is Walcot Street, which adjoins the city centre and is well known for its artisan shops.[2][3] Walcot Street and London Road are believed to be a [Roman road](/source/Roman_road), leading north from the [Roman](/source/Roman_Britain) town of *[Aquae Sulis](/source/Aquae_Sulis)* and linking with the *[Fosse Way](/source/Fosse_Way)*. Walcot originally grew as a residential area (a *[vicus](/source/Vicus)*) in the 1st to 3rd centuries, located between the walled town, the *Fosse Way* and the possible [Roman fort](/source/Roman_fort) sited across the river in the Bathwick area.[4] The parish [church of St Swithin](/source/Church_of_St_Swithin,_Bath), on The Paragon was built in 1779-90 by [John Palmer](/source/John_Palmer_(Bath_architect)).[5] The 18th-century poet [Christopher Anstey](/source/Christopher_Anstey) is buried at the church.[6][7] Walcot was the birthplace of [Richard Debaufre Guyon](/source/Richard_Debaufre_Guyon), who would become, in succession, an Austrian officer, a Hungarian rebel and an Ottoman Pasha.[8][9] ## Governance The electoral ward returns two councillors to [Bath and North East Somerset Council](/source/Bath_and_North_East_Somerset_Council). The wards surrounding Walcot ward are: [Lansdown](/source/Lansdown,_Bath) to the north-west, Lambridge to the north-east, [Bathwick](/source/Bathwick) to the south-east, and [Kingsmead](/source/Kingsmead,_Bath) to the south-west. The [River Avon](/source/River_Avon_(Bristol)) forms the boundary with Bathwick and is crossed here by the [Cleveland Bridge](/source/Cleveland_Bridge). The Grosvenor area of the city falls within the ward.[1] In 1891 the [civil parish](/source/Civil_parish) had a population of 24,899.[10] On 26 March 1900 the parish was abolished to form Bath.[11] ## Notable residents - [Richard Guyon](/source/Richard_Guyon) (1813–1856), British-born Hungarian soldier, general in the [Hungarian Revolutionary Army](/source/Hungarian_Revolutionary_Army). - [Sir William Herschel](/source/Sir_William_Herschel) (1738–1822), astronomer, musician. - [Benjamin Plim Bellamy](/source/Benjamin_Plim_Bellamy) (1782–1847), actor and proprietor of the [Bath Assembly Rooms](/source/Bath_Assembly_Rooms).[12] - [Arnold Ridley](/source/Arnold_Ridley) (1896-1984), actor and playwright. - [Margaret Graham (balloonist)](/source/Margaret_Graham_(balloonist)) (1804-1864) first British woman to make a solo [balloon flight](/source/History_of_ballooning), which she accomplished in 1826. ## References 1. [Bath and North East Somerset Council](https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/services/your-council-and-democracy/elections/district-council-elections) District Council Elections 1. ["Artisan Quarter"](https://visitbath.co.uk/shopping/shopping-areas/artisan-quarter). Visit Bath. Retrieved 22 January 2017. 1. ["Walcot Street Artworks"](http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/sites/default/files/walcot_st_artworks_trail_leaflet.pdf). Bath and North East Somerset Council. 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2017. 1. Pevsner Architectural Guides: Bath (2007) Forsyth, M 1. ["Church of St Swithin, Walcot"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121022003833/http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=443214). *Images of England*. Archived from [the original](http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=443214) on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2008-01-18. 1. ["Christopher Anstey"](http://www.westminster-abbey.org/our-history/people/christopher-anstey). Westminster Abbey. Retrieved 24 April 2015. 1. ["Christopher Anstey: A life in 18th century Bath"](http://www.brlsi.org/events-proceedings/proceedings/25151). Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution. Retrieved 24 April 2015. 1. ["General Richard Guyon"](http://bath-heritage.co.uk/guyon.html). Bath Heritage. Retrieved 24 April 2015. 1. ["Guyon, Richard Debaufre (1813-1856), army officer"](http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/11802). Oxford Index. Retrieved 24 April 2015. 1. ["Population statistics Walcot AP/CP through time"](https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10420131/cube/TOT_POP). [A Vision of Britain through Time](/source/A_Vision_of_Britain_through_Time). Retrieved 30 March 2024. 1. ["Relationships and changes Walcot AP/CP through time"](https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10420131). A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 March 2024. 1. ["Plim Bellamy Tomb"](https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1396309). *Historic England*. Historic England. Retrieved 1 October 2021. ## External links - [St Swithin's Church](http://www.stswithinswalcot.org.uk/) - [Walcot Street Artworks Trail leaflet](https://web.archive.org/web/20111004112905/https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/Leisure%20and%20Culture/Arts%20Development/Walcot%20St%20Artworks%20Trail%20Leaflet%202010.pdf) - [Explore Walcot Street](http://walcotstreet.co.uk/) - [History of Walcot Street](https://www.walcotstreet.com/archive) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Walcot, Bath](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walcot%2C_Bath) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walcot%2C_Bath?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.