| Newbridge | |
|---|---|
 Chelsea Road shopping area | |
  Newbridge Location within Somerset | |
| Population | 5,938 (2011) [1] |
| OS grid reference | ST726655 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BATH |
| Postcode district | BA1 |
| Dialling code | 01225 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Avon |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Newbridge is a largely residential electoral ward on the western edge of Bath, Somerset, England.
The area is named after the New Bridge over the River Avon outside Bath, built in 1734. This was built to replace a ford that was one of the last impediments to navigation between Bristol and Bath. The bridge had pierced spandrels and arches on either side to allow flood water to pass easily. The bridge was widened and improved in the 1830s to the version that now carries the A4 road from Bath to Bristol out of Newbridge. [2] [3]
The Weston Hotel was built circa 1890 close to Weston railway station, and was a prominent building at the Bath end of Newbridge Road. It is a four-storey building in the arts and crafts style, designed by architect William Frederick Unsworth, and was Grade II listed in 2011. It operated as a public house until 2019. [4] This area was initially called Lower Weston as it was en route to Weston village, but is now the eastern end of Newbridge ward.
From about 1902 to 1939, a tram service from central Bath to Newton St Loe operated down Newbridge Road and across the bridge. [5] [6]
In 1915, Sidney Horstmann and his brothers built a large factory, Newbridge Works, in what was then the outskirts of Bath. The general engineering company, The Horstmann Gear Company, specialised in gas street lighting controls, time switches, gauges, and latterly central heating controls, used "Newbridge" as a trademark for some of its products. The factory closed in 2000, and the site was redeveloped for housing. [7] [8] [9]
The Newbridge electoral ward can be divided into three areas from south to north:
The main shopping area in Newbridge is Chelsea Road, a small area of shops, restaurants and hairdressers. Shops include a bakery, a hardware shop, a supermarket, a cycle shop and nearby on Newbridge Road a post office.
Bath's major hospital, the Royal United Hospital, is in the north-east of the ward in Combe Park, bordering Weston village. Lansdown Cricket Club's ground is alongside the hospital. Weston Recreation Ground [10] is in Newbridge ward.
Newbridge is the location of Partis College, which was built as large block of almshouses between 1825 and 1827. It is designated as a Grade I listed building. [11]
The Bristol and Bath Railway Path, part of the National Cycle Network, runs westward from Newbridge to Bristol, and a continuation riverside cycle and footpath runs eastward into central Bath. [12] Newbridge park and ride is just off the A4 road on the western edge of the ward, alongside the Newbridge Meadows village green. [13] [14]
Since boundary changes effected at the elections held on 2 May 2019 the ward now also includes two civil parishes outside the city boundary: Kelston and North Stoke.
Educationally, Newbridge is part of the North West Bath area of Bath and North East Somerset. This area has three primary schoolsand one secondary school – Oldfield School, although at secondary school level, many of the girls from the Newbridge area attend Hayesfield Girls' School and many of the boys attend Beechen Cliff School.
Bath is a city in the ceremonial county of Somerset, in England, known for and named after its Roman-built baths. At the 2021 Census, the population was 94,092. Bath is in the valley of the River Avon, 97 miles (156 km) west of London and 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Bristol. The city became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987, and was later added to the transnational World Heritage Site known as the "Great Spa Towns of Europe" in 2021. Bath is also the largest city and settlement in Somerset.
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bath, Somerset, England.
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