Abbey, Bath Explained

Country:	England
Coordinates:	51.38°N -2.36°W
Official Name:	Abbey
Unitary England:	Bath and North East Somerset
Lieutenancy England:	Somerset
Region:	South West England
Constituency Westminster:	Bath
Post Town:	BATH
Postcode District:	BA1
Postcode Area:	BA
Dial Code:	01225
Os Grid Reference:	ST750650

Abbey was an electoral ward covering the centre of Bath, England. It was abolished as part of the boundary changes effected at the elections held on 2 May 2019.^[1]

Abbey is rarely used as the name of an area of Bath, and was primarily used just for electoral purposes within the Bath and North East Somerset unitary authority; it elected two councillors.^[2]

St John's Catholic Primary School is located on the eastern edge of the former ward.^[3]

The electoral wards surrounding the ward were: Lansdown and Walcot to the north, Bathwick to the east, Widcombe to the south, and Kingsmead to the west.^[4]

Notable places

Some notable places within the former ward are:

• Assembly Rooms
• Bath Abbey
• The Circus
• Grand Pump Room
• Guildhall
• Pulteney Bridge
• Recreation Ground
• Roman Baths
• Thermae Bath Spa

External links

• Bath & North East Somerset Council: Abbey ward, Openly Local
• Ward Profile - Abbey, Bath and North East Somerset
• Election results for Abbey, 3 May 2007, Bath and North East Somerset

Notes and References

1. https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/services/your-council-and-democracy/elections/district-council-elections Bath and North East Somerset Council
2. Web site: The Avon (Structural Change) Order 1995 . legislation.gov.uk . The National Archives . 19 March 2011.
3. Web site: St John's Catholic Primary School . St John's Catholic Primary School . 23 March 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110812060938/http://bath.schooljotter.com/stjohnsbath/ . 12 August 2011 .
4. Web site: Ward Maps . Bath & North East Somerset Council . 10 March 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110403044834/http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/councilanddemocracy/elections/Pages/wardmaps.aspx . 3 April 2011 .