Walcot
Ward in Bath and North East Somerset, England
| Coordinates: | 51.391, -2.351 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 75 65 |
| Dialling code: | 01225 (Bath) |
Walcot lies immediately north-east of Bath in the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset and centres on the lively Walcot Street. The area is known as an artisan quarter of independent shops, galleries, antique dealers and cafés, with Georgian terraces and narrow lanes that link it closely to the city's historic core, including the Roman Baths and Bath Abbey.
The name has Old English roots often interpreted as “cottages of the Britons,” reflecting a long history of settlement. Today the ward mixes residential pockets with small businesses and creative industries; tourism, local trade and community groups all contribute to a socially diverse neighbourhood that still retains a strong sense of local identity and occasional street events.
Postcode districts covering Walcot
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 11.8 miles19.1 km
- Bath 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Stroud 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Trowbridge 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Chipping Sodbury 10.2 miles16.3 km
- Chippenham 11 miles17.7 km
- Yate 11 miles17.7 km
- Frome 13.3 miles21.5 km
- Portishead 19.5 miles31.3 km
- Clevedon 22 miles35.4 km
- Nailsea 17.8 miles28.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Lambridge Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Bathwick Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Lansdown Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Kingsmead Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Bath Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Bathampton Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Bathavon North Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Oldfield Park Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Widcombe & Lyncombe Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Westmoreland Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Weston Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Charlcombe Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
Example postcodes in Walcot
BA1 6BN, BA1 5HB, BA1 5JD, BA1 5DQ, BA1 5JQ, BA1 6JE, BA1 5BT, BA1 6DG, BA1 6BE … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Cardiff Airport 42.8 miles68.8 km
- Bath Spa Railway Station 1 mile1.6 km
- Oldfield Park Railway Station 1.5 miles2.5 km
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Local points of interest
- Fashion Museum Museum 0.6 miles1 km
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Roman Baths Historic site 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Twerton Park Stadium 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 3.1 miles5 km
- Dyrham Park Historic site 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Hartham Country house 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 10.2 miles16.4 km
- College Road Allotments Gardens 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Cabot Circus Shopping centre 11.1 miles17.9 km