In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Widcombe like this:

Widcombe.-- eccl. dist., Lyncombe and Widcombe par., Somerset, within the bor. of Bath, pop. 4998.

Widcombe through time

Widcombe is now part of BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Widcombe itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Widcombe, in Bath and North East Somerset and Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24124

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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