Walcot, Bath
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Walcot is a suburb of the city of Bath, England
. It lies to the north-north-east of the city centre, and is an electoral ward
of the city.
The parish church, on The Paragon
is dedicated to St Swithin and was built in 1779-90 by John Palmer
.
It was the birthplace of Richard Debaufre Guyon
, who would become, in succession, an Austrian officer, a Hungarian rebel and an Ottoman Pasha.
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...
. It lies to the north-north-east of the city centre, and is an electoral ward
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
of the city.
The parish church, on The Paragon
The Paragon, Bath
The Paragon in the Walcot area of Bath, Somerset, England is a street of Georgian houses which have been designated as listed buildings. It was designed by Thomas Warr Attwood. It now forms part of the A4.Numbers 1 to 21 are 3 storey houses with mansard roofs...
is dedicated to St Swithin and was built in 1779-90 by John Palmer
John Palmer (Bath architect)
John Palmer was an English architect who worked on some of the notable buildings in the city of Bath in England...
.
It was the birthplace of Richard Debaufre Guyon
Richard Debaufre Guyon
Richard Debaufre Guyon , British soldier, general in the Hungarian revolutionary army and Turkish pasha , was born at Walcot, near Bath, Somerset....
, who would become, in succession, an Austrian officer, a Hungarian rebel and an Ottoman Pasha.