The other main thoroughfare is Walcot Street, which adjoins the city centre and is well known for its artisan shops.

[5] The parish church of St Swithin, on The Paragon was built in 1779-90 by John Palmer.

[7][8] Walcot was the birthplace of Richard Debaufre Guyon, who would become, in succession, an Austrian officer, a Hungarian rebel and an Ottoman Pasha.

[9][10] The electoral ward returns two councillors to Bath and North East Somerset Council.

The River Avon forms the boundary with Bathwick and is crossed here by the Cleveland Bridge.