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The Manor of Lyncombe was ecclesiastical property from the time of Osric, king of the Hwicce in the 7th century to the Norman Conquest. [5] A charter of the City of Bath records that in 970 King Edgar "granted ten hides at Cliftune (i.e. Lyncombe), near Bath, Somerset, to St Peter's church, Bath, in return for 100 mancuses of gold and ten hides at Cumtune (possibly Chilcompton or Compton Dando ...
Widcombe is a district of Bath, England, immediately south-east of the city centre, across the River Avon.. The electoral ward was merged with Lyncombe at the boundary changes effected at the elections held on 2 May 2019; [2] the two places have historically been connected (refer to the Lyncombe article).
Bear Flat is a neighbourhood within the city of Bath, Somerset, England, to the south of the city centre and to the west of Beechen Cliff (a heavily wooded escarpment on the northern side of Lyncombe Hill which features in Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey). It forms the southern part of the Widcombe and Lyncombe electoral ward.
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 ...
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.
Widcombe Manor is a grade I listed Georgian house in Widcombe, Bath, England, built in 1656 [1] and then rebuilt in 1727 for Philip Bennet the local MP. [2] The crest of the Bennet family can be seen surmounting the two pedestals at the entrance gates. [3] The manor is located on Church Street adjacent to St Thomas à Becket Church.
Map of Somerset, UK with Bath and North East Somerset highlighted. Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 155%: Date: 27 February 2011: Source: Ordnance Survey OpenData. Coastline and administrative boundary data from Boundary-Line product. Lake data from Meridian 2 product. Inset derived from England location map ...
Lyncombe may refer to: A hamlet near Exford, Somerset; The former settlement and parish, and now district of Lyncombe, Bath This page was last edited on 29 ...