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'''Weston''' is a suburb and [[Wards of the United Kingdom|electoral ward]] of [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] in [[England]], located in the north west of the city.<ref name=BANES-wards>{{cite web |url=http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/councilanddemocracy/elections/Pages/wardmaps.aspx |title=Ward Maps |publisher=Bath & North East Somerset Council |accessdate=10 March 2011}}</ref> Originally a separate village, Weston has become part of Bath as the city has grown, first through the development of Lower Weston in Victorian times and then by the incorporation of the village itself&nbsp;– also called Upper Weston&nbsp;– into the city with the siting of much local authority housing there in the period after [[World War II]].
'''Weston''' is a suburb and [[Wards of the United Kingdom|electoral ward]] of [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] in [[Bath and North East Somerset]], [[Somerset]], England, located in the northwest of the city.<ref name=BANES-wards>{{cite web |url=http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/councilanddemocracy/elections/Pages/wardmaps.aspx |title=Ward Maps |publisher=Bath & North East Somerset Council |accessdate=10 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110403044834/http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/councilanddemocracy/elections/Pages/wardmaps.aspx |archivedate=3 April 2011 }}</ref> Originally a separate village, Weston has become part of Bath as the city has grown, first through the development of Lower Weston in Victorian times and then by the incorporation of the village into the city, with the siting of much local authority housing there in the period after [[World War II]].

The ward includes '''Upper Weston''', Weston village, '''Weston Park''' and the lower slopes of Primrose Hill. The area known as Lower Weston, south of Weston Road, is within [[Newbridge, Bath|Newbridge]] ward.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/|title=Election Maps|website=Ordnance Survey|access-date=17 October 2020}}</ref>


==History==
==History==


The earliest evidence of occupation comes from two Celtic [[Caddy spoon]]s found in the village in 1825. There are believed to have been used as ceremonial [[anointing]] regalia.<ref>Hargood-Ash page 6</ref>
The earliest evidence of occupation comes from two Celtic [[caddy spoon]]s found in the village in 1825. There are believed to have been used as ceremonial [[anointing]] regalia.<ref>Hargood-Ash page 6</ref>


During the 10th century Weston had been divided into two estates. One, on the slopes of [[Lansdown, Bath|Lansdown]] was given by [[Edmund I]] to Aethelare in 946.<ref>Hargood-Ash pages 9-12</ref> Weston was the birthplace of Saint [[Alphege]] who was born around 954.<ref name=Knowles>Knowles pages 28, 241</ref> The two manors are recorded in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 one held by Abbot Sewold and the other by Arnulf de Hesding.<ref>Hargood-Ash page 14</ref>
During the 10th century, Weston had been divided into two estates. One, on the slopes of [[Lansdown, Bath|Lansdown]] was given by [[Edmund I]] to Aethelare in 946.<ref>Hargood-Ash pages 9-12</ref> Weston was the birthplace of Saint [[Alphege]] who was born around 954.<ref name=Knowles>Knowles pages 28, 241</ref> Two manors with 41 households are recorded in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086: one held by [[Bath Abbey]] and the other by Arnulf de Hesding.<ref>{{OpenDomesday|ST7366|weston|Weston}}</ref>


During the 12th and 13th centuries Weston had close ties with the monks of [[Bath Abbey]] and in the late 13th century the first vicar of Weston was appointed by the church.<ref>Hargood-Ash pages 19-28</ref> Weston was part of the [[Hundred (county subdivision)|hundred]] of [[Bath Forum (hundred)|Bath Forum]],<ref>Collinson page 97</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Somerset Hundreds|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/Miscellaneous/|publisher=GENUKI|accessdate=9 September 2011}}</ref> with a manorial court or Halmote being held in the Parish.<ref>Hargood-Ash page 29</ref> The land continued to be owned by the church and leased to tenants until the [[dissolution of the monasteries]] in 1539.<ref>Hargood-Ash page 39</ref> The estates in Weston then reverted to the king. In 1628 it was sold to the [[Corporation of London]] although the king continued to receive rent until 1671 when it was old to [[Sir Walter Long, 2nd Baronet|Sir Walter Long]],<ref>Hargood-Ash page 53</ref> who was [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Bath (UK Parliament constituency)|Bath]] from 1679 (the [[Habeas Corpus Parliament]]) to 1681. Following the [[Battle of Lansdowne]] in 1643, some of the defeated [[Roundheads]] took refuge in Weston.<ref>Hargood-Ash page 84</ref>
During the 12th and 13th centuries Weston had close ties with the monks of the abbey, and in the late 13th century the first vicar of Weston was appointed by the church.<ref>Hargood-Ash pages 19-28</ref> Weston was part of the [[Hundred (county subdivision)|hundred]] of [[Bath Forum (hundred)|Bath Forum]],<ref>Collinson page 97</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Somerset Hundreds|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/Miscellaneous/|publisher=GENUKI|accessdate=9 September 2011}}</ref> with a manorial court or [[Halmote court|halmote]] being held in the parish.<ref>Hargood-Ash page 29</ref> The land continued to be owned by the church and leased to tenants until the [[dissolution of the monasteries]] in 1539,<ref>Hargood-Ash page 39</ref> after which the estates in Weston reverted to the king. In 1628 the land was sold to the [[Corporation of London]] although the king continued to receive rent until 1671, when it was sold to [[Sir Walter Long, 2nd Baronet|Sir Walter Long]],<ref>Hargood-Ash page 53</ref> [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Bath (UK Parliament constituency)|Bath]] from 1679 (the [[Habeas Corpus Parliament]]) to 1681. Following the [[Battle of Lansdowne]] in 1643, some of the defeated [[Roundheads]] took refuge in Weston.<ref>Hargood-Ash page 84</ref>


The village expanded during the 19th century with many areas being drained, the church being rebuilt and new schools established. The Georgian expansion of Bath included many houses being built in Weston and in 1834 [[Partis College, Bath|Partis College]] was built. Developments continued into the Victorian era with Weston Park and Combe Park being developed.<ref>Hargood-Ash pages 100-110</ref>
The village expanded during the 19th century with many areas being drained, the church rebuilt and new schools established. The Georgian expansion of Bath saw many houses built in Weston, and in 1834 [[Partis College, Bath|Partis College]] was built nearby in [[Newbridge, Bath|Newbridge]]. Developments continued into the Victorian era with Weston Park and Combe Park being developed.<ref>Hargood-Ash pages 100-110</ref>


Weston was an [[ancient parish]] extending from the [[River Avon, Bristol|River Avon]] to the [[Gloucestershire]] boundary north of [[Lansdown, Bath|Lansdown]]. It became a [[civil parish]] in 1866. The southern parts of the parish were absorbed into Bath in 1911 and 1951, and the remaining, more rural, parts were absorbed into the civil parishes of [[Charlcombe]] and [[Kelston]] on 1 April 1953.<ref>{{cite vob|name=Weston CP/AP|url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10420192|accessdate=17 March 2020}}</ref> In 1951 the parish had a population of 175.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10420192/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Weston AP/CP through time|publisher=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]]|accessdate=30 March 2024}}</ref>
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Parts of Weston are at risk of flooding due to old watercourses, sinks and springs in the area. West Brook now runs underground below the High Street, but this floods periodically. In 2013 the Weston Catchment alleviation scheme was announced to further protect the area.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/2m-flood-relief-project-ahead-Bath/story-18088562-detail/story.html |title=2m flood relief project go-ahead in Bath |newspaper=Bath Chronicle |date=8 February 2013 |accessdate=10 February 2013}}</ref>

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Parts of Weston are at risk of flooding due to old watercourses, sinks and springs in the area. West Brook now runs underground below the High Street, but floods periodically. In 2013 the Weston Catchment alleviation scheme was announced to further protect the area.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/2m-flood-relief-project-ahead-Bath/story-18088562-detail/story.html |title=2m flood relief project go-ahead in Bath |newspaper=Bath Chronicle |date=8 February 2013 |accessdate=10 February 2013}}</ref>


==Services==
==Services==


Bath's main hospital, the [[Royal United Hospital]], is on one of the roads from central Bath into Weston, and is generally considered to be in Weston. Strictly however, the hospital is in the neighbouring [[Wards of the United Kingdom|ward]] of [[Newbridge, Bath|Newbridge]].
Bath's main hospital, the [[Royal United Hospital]], is just over the ward boundary in Newbridge, on one of the roads from central Bath into Weston.


Weston has two primary schools, Weston All Saints C.E. V.C Primary School,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.westonallsaints.bathnes.sch.uk/|title=Weston All Saints C.E. V.C Primary School|publisher=BANES|accessdate=5 July 2008}}</ref> and St Mary's Catholic Primary School.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.st-marys.bathnes.sch.uk/|title=St Marys Catholic Primary School|publisher=BANES|accessdate=5 July 2008}}</ref> Lower Weston is served by Newbridge School; an earlier primary school called Weston St John's closed when the primary departments at Newbridge expanded in the 1970s.
Weston has two primary schools: Weston All Saints C.E. V.C Primary School,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.westonallsaints.bathnes.sch.uk/|title=Weston All Saints C.E. V.C Primary School|publisher=BANES|accessdate=5 July 2008}}</ref> and St Mary's Catholic Primary School.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.st-marys.bathnes.sch.uk/|title=St Marys Catholic Primary School|publisher=BANES|accessdate=5 July 2008}}</ref> Lower Weston is served by Newbridge School; an earlier primary school called Weston St John's closed when the primary departments at Newbridge expanded in the 1970s.


Weston has a large amount of local amenities, including a recreation ground,<ref name=charity-304672>{{EW charity|304672|Weston Recreation Ground}}</ref> and youth club [Centre 69] and large amount of shops and services including a bakery, butcher, supermarket, post office, pet shop, pharmacy, 2 takeaways and 2 newsagents. There is also a greengrocer and 3 hair salons. The high street is dominated by a Tesco Express, which as of March 2014 is undergoing expansion to a Tesco Metro.
Weston has many local amenities, including a recreation ground<ref name=charity-304672>{{EW charity|304672|Weston Recreation Ground}}</ref> and youth club, and shops and services including a bakery, Spar off-licence, post office, pharmacy, a takeaway, a bike shop and a newsagents. There is also a carpet shop and two hair salons. The village is dominated by a Tesco Express supermarket.


Weston Village is home to the [http://www.westonscouts.org 66th Bath Scout Group] who meet on the High Street. Lower Weston is served by the 69th Bath Scout Group. Bath Scouts also own a campsite on the edge of Weston at Cleeve Hill. Rainbows, Brownies and Guides also meet within the village, along with a [http://bathbb.org.uk/ Boys' Brigade] Company.
Weston village is home to the 66th Bath Scout Group who meet at the former school on the High Street.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.westonscouts.org.uk/|title=66th Bath (Weston Village) Scout Group|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-09-12}}</ref> In Lower Weston, the 69th Bath Scout Group meet at the Methodist church.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.69.bathscouts.org/|title=69th Bath (Lower Weston) Scout Group|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-09-12}}</ref> Bath Scouts also own a campsite on the edge of Weston at Cleeve Hill. Rainbows, Brownies and Guides also meet within the village, along with a Boys' Brigade Company.


==Religious sites==
==Religious sites==
[[File:Countess of Huntingdon's Chapel, Weston, Bath.jpg|thumb|The Countess of Huntingdon's Chapel, an early [[Methodist chapel]] built by the [[Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon|Countess of Huntingdon]], has now been converted into housing.<ref name=NHLE-chapels>{{NHLE |num=1395382 |desc=Countess of Huntingdon's Chapel |grade=II}}</ref><ref name=batharchives-2016>{{cite report |url=https://www.batharchives.co.uk/sites/bath_record_office/files/WES%20Countess%20of%20Huntingdon%27s%20Chapel%20-%20Memorial%20plaques.pdf |title=Memorial Plaques at Lady Huntingdon's Chapel, Trafalgar Road, Weston, Bath |publisher=Bath Record Office |year=2016 |accessdate=14 July 2017}}</ref>]]

The village parish church is [[All Saints Weston|All Saints]], originally founded no later than 1156. The current church dates from 1832 and was designed by the local architect [[John Pinch the younger]], except for the tower which dates from the 15th century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=442427|title=All Saints Weston|work=Images of England|publisher=English Heritage|accessdate=5 July 2008}}</ref> The Lower Weston parish church is St John's, barely a mile from Bath's city centre, and now in [[Kingsmead, Bath|Kingsmead ward]]. There is also a Moravian church sited at the bottom of Lansdown Lane and the nearest Catholic church is St. Mary's on Julian Road.
The village parish church is [[All Saints' Church, Weston, Somerset|All Saints]], founded no later than 1156. The current church dates from 1832 and was designed by the local architect [[John Pinch the younger]], except for the tower which dates from the 15th century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=442427|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011094156/http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=442427|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 October 2012|title=All Saints Weston|work=Images of England|publisher=English Heritage|accessdate=5 July 2008}}</ref> The Lower Weston parish church is St John's, barely a mile from Bath's city centre, and now in [[Kingsmead, Bath|Kingsmead ward]]. There is also a Moravian church sited at the bottom of Lansdown Lane; the nearest Catholic church is St. Mary's on Julian Road.
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[[File:Weston, Bath from Penn Hill.jpg|thumb|600px|center|Upper Weston, from Penn Hill]]


==Transport==
==Transport==
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Weston is served by four main bus routes, operated by [[First West of England|First]] and [[The Big Lemon]] and providing connections towards Lower Weston, Newbridge, Bath City Centre, Twerton, [[University of Bath]], Oldfield Park and Odd Down.


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The [[Weston (Bath) railway station]] was at Lower Weston and closed in 1953, although the platform building and the stationmaster's house still exist. The station was on the [[Mangotsfield and Bath Branch Line|Midland Railway line]] from Bath to Bristol and to the north, which closed in 1966.<ref>Oakley</ref>
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Weston is served by three main bus routes providing connections towards Lower Weston, Newbridge, Bath City Centre, Combe Down, and Odd Down.
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[[File:Weston, Bath from Penn Hill.jpg|thumb|upright=3.0|center|Upper Weston, from Penn Hill]]

Service 14 operates up to every 9 minutes on weekdays; up to every 12 minutes on Saturdays; and up to every 20 minutes on Sundays on the following route:
:14: Eastfield Avenue → Lansdown Lane → High Street, Weston → Royal United Hospital → Combe Park → Chelsea Road → Upper Bristol Road for Royal Victoria Park and interchange with other services → City Centre James Street West → City Centre Bus Station for interchange with bus and rail services → Wells Road → Bear Flat → Bloomfield Road → Frome Road → Odd Down Noads Corner

Service 1 operates up to every 30 minutes Monday - Saturday and up to every 60 minutes on Sundays between Upper Weston and Combe Down via High Street, Weston, Penn Hill Road, Newbridge Hill, Upper Bristol Road, Bath City Centre and Ralph Allen Drive.

Services 20A/C are city circular services and provide connections to many parts of Bath.

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The [[Weston (Bath) railway station]] was at Lower Weston and closed in 1953, although the platform building and the stationmaster's house still exist. The station was on the [[Mangotsfield and Bath Branch Line|Midland Railway line]] from Bath to Bristol and to the north, which itself closed in 1966.<ref>Oakley</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
*{{cite book|title=The History and Antiquities of the County of Somerset|author=Reverend John Collinson |volume=1 |year=1791 |isbn=978-1-171-40217-6 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=EosgAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA97}}
*{{cite book|title=The History and Antiquities of the County of Somerset|author=Reverend John Collinson |volume=1 |year=1791 |isbn=978-1-171-40217-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EosgAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA97}}
*{{cite book|last=Hargood-Ash|first=Joan|title=Two thousand years in the life of a Somerset village: Weston, Bath|year=2001|publisher=Weston Local History Society|isbn=0954164202}}
*{{cite book|last=Hargood-Ash|first=Joan|title=Two thousand years in the life of a Somerset village: Weston, Bath|year=2001|publisher=Weston Local History Society|isbn=0954164202}}
*{{cite book |last1=Knowles|first1= David |authorlink=David Knowles (scholar)|last2=London|first2= Vera C. M.|last3=Brooke|first3=Christopher N.L.|authorlink3=Christopher N. L. Brooke |title=The Heads of Religious Houses, England and Wales, 940-1216|edition=Second |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge|year=2001 |isbn=0-521-80452-3 }}
*{{cite book |last1=Knowles|first1= David |authorlink=David Knowles (scholar)|last2=London|first2= Vera C. M.|last3=Brooke|first3=Christopher N.L.|authorlink3=Christopher N. L. Brooke |title=The Heads of Religious Houses, England and Wales, 940-1216|edition=Second |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge|year=2001 |isbn=0-521-80452-3 }}
*{{cite book | author=Oakley, Mike | title=Somerset Railway stations | publisher=Dovecote Press | place=Wimborne | year=2002|isbn=978-1-904349-09-9}}
*{{cite book | author=Oakley, Mike | title=Somerset Railway stations | publisher=Dovecote Press | place=Wimborne | year=2002|isbn=978-1-904349-09-9}}

==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|Weston, Bath}}

{{Bath}}


[[Category:Areas of Bath, Somerset]]
[[Category:Areas of Bath, Somerset]]

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Weston
Southern High Street, Weston, 2010
Weston is located in Somerset
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Weston
Location within Somerset
Population5,237 (ward, 2011)[1]
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Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBATH
Postcode districtBA1
Dialling code01225
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireAvon
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UK Parliament
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51°23′49″N 2°23′35″W / 51.397°N 2.393°W / 51.397; -2.393

Weston is a suburb and electoral ward of Bath in Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England, located in the northwest of the city.[2] Originally a separate village, Weston has become part of Bath as the city has grown, first through the development of Lower Weston in Victorian times and then by the incorporation of the village into the city, with the siting of much local authority housing there in the period after World War II.

The ward includes Upper Weston, Weston village, Weston Park and the lower slopes of Primrose Hill. The area known as Lower Weston, south of Weston Road, is within Newbridge ward.[3]

History

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The earliest evidence of occupation comes from two Celtic caddy spoons found in the village in 1825. There are believed to have been used as ceremonial anointing regalia.[4]

During the 10th century, Weston had been divided into two estates. One, on the slopes of Lansdown was given by Edmund I to Aethelare in 946.[5] Weston was the birthplace of Saint Alphege who was born around 954.[6] Two manors with 41 households are recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086: one held by Bath Abbey and the other by Arnulf de Hesding.[7]

During the 12th and 13th centuries Weston had close ties with the monks of the abbey, and in the late 13th century the first vicar of Weston was appointed by the church.[8] Weston was part of the hundred of Bath Forum,[9][10] with a manorial court or halmote being held in the parish.[11] The land continued to be owned by the church and leased to tenants until the dissolution of the monasteries in 1539,[12] after which the estates in Weston reverted to the king. In 1628 the land was sold to the Corporation of London although the king continued to receive rent until 1671, when it was sold to Sir Walter Long,[13] Member of Parliament for Bath from 1679 (the Habeas Corpus Parliament) to 1681. Following the Battle of Lansdowne in 1643, some of the defeated Roundheads took refuge in Weston.[14]

The village expanded during the 19th century with many areas being drained, the church rebuilt and new schools established. The Georgian expansion of Bath saw many houses built in Weston, and in 1834 Partis College was built nearby in Newbridge. Developments continued into the Victorian era with Weston Park and Combe Park being developed.[15]

Weston was an ancient parish extending from the River Avon to the Gloucestershire boundary north of Lansdown. It became a civil parish in 1866. The southern parts of the parish were absorbed into Bath in 1911 and 1951, and the remaining, more rural, parts were absorbed into the civil parishes of Charlcombe and Kelston on 1 April 1953.[16] In 1951 the parish had a population of 175.[17]

Parts of Weston are at risk of flooding due to old watercourses, sinks and springs in the area. West Brook now runs underground below the High Street, but floods periodically. In 2013 the Weston Catchment alleviation scheme was announced to further protect the area.[18]

Services

[edit]

Bath's main hospital, the Royal United Hospital, is just over the ward boundary in Newbridge, on one of the roads from central Bath into Weston.

Weston has two primary schools: Weston All Saints C.E. V.C Primary School,[19] and St Mary's Catholic Primary School.[20] Lower Weston is served by Newbridge School; an earlier primary school called Weston St John's closed when the primary departments at Newbridge expanded in the 1970s.

Weston has many local amenities, including a recreation ground[21] and youth club, and shops and services including a bakery, Spar off-licence, post office, pharmacy, a takeaway, a bike shop and a newsagents. There is also a carpet shop and two hair salons. The village is dominated by a Tesco Express supermarket.

Weston village is home to the 66th Bath Scout Group who meet at the former school on the High Street.[22] In Lower Weston, the 69th Bath Scout Group meet at the Methodist church.[23] Bath Scouts also own a campsite on the edge of Weston at Cleeve Hill. Rainbows, Brownies and Guides also meet within the village, along with a Boys' Brigade Company.

Religious sites

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The Countess of Huntingdon's Chapel, an early Methodist chapel built by the Countess of Huntingdon, has now been converted into housing.[24][25]

The village parish church is All Saints, founded no later than 1156. The current church dates from 1832 and was designed by the local architect John Pinch the younger, except for the tower which dates from the 15th century.[26] The Lower Weston parish church is St John's, barely a mile from Bath's city centre, and now in Kingsmead ward. There is also a Moravian church sited at the bottom of Lansdown Lane; the nearest Catholic church is St. Mary's on Julian Road.

Transport

[edit]

Weston is served by four main bus routes, operated by First and The Big Lemon and providing connections towards Lower Weston, Newbridge, Bath City Centre, Twerton, University of Bath, Oldfield Park and Odd Down.

The Weston (Bath) railway station was at Lower Weston and closed in 1953, although the platform building and the stationmaster's house still exist. The station was on the Midland Railway line from Bath to Bristol and to the north, which closed in 1966.[27]

Upper Weston, from Penn Hill

References

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  1. ^ "Weston". UKCrimeStats.com. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Ward Maps". Bath & North East Somerset Council. Archived from the original on 3 April 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. ^ Hargood-Ash page 6
  5. ^ Hargood-Ash pages 9-12
  6. ^ Knowles pages 28, 241
  7. ^ Weston in the Domesday Book
  8. ^ Hargood-Ash pages 19-28
  9. ^ Collinson page 97
  10. ^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  11. ^ Hargood-Ash page 29
  12. ^ Hargood-Ash page 39
  13. ^ Hargood-Ash page 53
  14. ^ Hargood-Ash page 84
  15. ^ Hargood-Ash pages 100-110
  16. ^ Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Weston CP/AP. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  17. ^ "Population statistics Weston AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  18. ^ "2m flood relief project go-ahead in Bath". Bath Chronicle. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  19. ^ "Weston All Saints C.E. V.C Primary School". BANES. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
  20. ^ "St Marys Catholic Primary School". BANES. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
  21. ^ "Weston Recreation Ground, registered charity no. 304672". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
  22. ^ "66th Bath (Weston Village) Scout Group". Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  23. ^ "69th Bath (Lower Weston) Scout Group". Retrieved 12 September 2019.
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