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Bath (RP: / b ɑː θ /, [2] locally [3]) is a city in Somerset, England, known for and named after its Roman-built baths. [4] At the 2021 Census, the population was 94,092. [1] Bath is in the valley of the River Avon, 97 miles (156 km) west of London and 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Bristol.
Bath Abbey from the Roman Baths Gallery. Bath Abbey was founded in 1499 [6] on the site of an 8th-century church. [7] The original Anglo-Saxon church was pulled down after 1066, [21] and a grand cathedral dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul was begun on the site by John of Tours, Bishop of Bath and Wells, around 1090; [22] [23] however, only the ambulatory was complete when he died in ...
1920 – Bath Tramways Motor Company set up to operate motor buses. 1923 Roman hot plunge baths excavated. Kingston Baths demolished. 1925 Bath Corporation Act includes conservation powers. Lansdown Water Tower built. 1927 16 May: New Post Office and Telephone Exchange opens in Northgate Street. 3 November: City war memorial dedicated. 1929
In 2009 a grant of £90,000 was made to Bath and North East Somerset Council to contribute towards the cost of re-developing displays and improving access to the Roman Baths, [42] by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport/Wolfson Fund, which was established to promote improvements in Museums and Galleries in England. [43]
Somerset portal Subsections of the city of Bath , England . This includes electoral wards of the Bath and North East Somerset unitary authority, and informally known districts of Bath.
Bath and North East Somerset (commonly referred to as BANES or B&NES) is a unitary authority created on 1 April 1996, following the abolition of the County of Avon, which had existed since 1974. [1] Part of the ceremonial county of Somerset, Bath and North East Somerset occupies an area of 220 square miles (570 km 2), two-thirds of which is ...
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