Locksbrook
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Locksbrook is a district in the south of the City of Bath in Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...

, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

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Locksbrook lies on the north bank of the River Avon and is, effectively, the area between the river and the main A4 road. A footbridge, the "Halfpenny Bridge" crosses the Avon and connects the area with Twerton
Twerton
Twerton is a suburb of the city of Bath, Somerset, England, situated to the west of the city, and home to the city's football club, Bath City....

, lock number 6, the highest of the Avon River Navigation, is also to be found there.

Locksbrook is the location of Locksbrook Cemetery
Locksbrook Cemetery
Locksbrook Cemetery is a municipal cemetery, opened in 1864, located in Lower Weston, Bath, England. The cemetery was closed for general use in 1937 with over 30,000 internments there...

the resting place of several notable people.
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