Historic houses · South West England
Widcombe Crescent
In or near Limpley Stoke.
Widcombe Crescent — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
DS Pugh — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bath Spa · 0.5 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Widcombe Crescent, the nearest railway station is Bath Spa, which is 0.5 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is BA2 4NJ. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Widcombe Crescent is a Grade I-listed building in england-south-east, United Kingdom. Grade I status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
Photo gallery
See it from the streetimagery from 2021
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Combe Down and Bathampton Down Mines SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Widcombe Crescent in Bath, Somerset, England is a terrace of 14 Georgian houses built in 1808 by Thomas Baldwin, and designated a Grade I listed building. The three-storey houses, which have mansard roofs, are stepped up from either side to central 2 houses which project slightly. Famous residents include Sir James Brooke, the 'White Rajah' of Sarawak in Borneo, who lived in Number 1 from 1831–1834.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.3750, -2.3502
- District
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Parish
- Bath and North East Somerset, unparished area
- Postcode
- BA2 4NJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bath
- Established
- 1808
- Nearest railway station
- Bath Spa — 0.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7998505 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Widcombe Crescent, Bath (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Widcombe Crescent?
- Widcombe Crescent is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BA2 4NJ), in the parish of Bath and North East Somerset, unparished area.
- What is Widcombe Crescent?
- Widcombe Crescent — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Widcombe Crescent?
- The nearest railway station is Bath Spa, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode BA2 4NJ.
- When was Widcombe Crescent built?
- Built or established in 1808.
- Who owns Widcombe Crescent?
- Widcombe Crescent is owned by | designation1 =Grade I Listed Building.
- Is Widcombe Crescent a listed building?
- Widcombe Crescent is officially recognised as Grade I listed.
- Is Widcombe Crescent a protected site?
- Yes — Widcombe Crescent is part of the Combe Down and Bathampton Down Mines SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Widcombe Crescent?
- The nearest railway station is Bath Spa, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BA2 4NJ.