| Lyncombe | |
|---|---|
 Greenway Lane, on the former parish boundary, looking towards St Thomas à Becket Church, Widcombe | |
  Lyncombe Location within Somerset | |
| Population | 5,505 (2011.Ward)[1] |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BATH |
| Postcode district | BA2 |
| Dialling code | 01225 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Avon |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Lyncombe is a district and electoral ward in Bath, Somerset, and a former parish in the Diocese of Bath and Wells. In the mid-19th century the parish was formed when the parish of Widcombe and Lyncombe was split in two, but it was abolished in the late 1960s. The village of Lyncombe existed since at least the Saxon period prior to becoming part of the City of Bath.
Lyncombe takes its name from the Celtic word cwm meaning valley, with the Lyn being the name of the stream that runs through it.[2] The present day district is approximately centred on the Western part of this valley, known as Lyncombe Vale, and extends down to the more urban area around the River Avon across from Bath Spa railway station. The northern area of the electoral ward is known as Bear Flat.[3]
The electoral ward was merged with Widcombe at the boundary changes effected at the elections held on 2 May 2019.[4]
- ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ Robert Edward Myhill Peach. Street Lore of Bath. p. 90.
- ^ "Lyncombe Ward (map)" (PDF). Bath and North East Somerset Council. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ Bath and North East Somerset Council District Council Elections