Kingsmead, Bath
| Kingsmead | |
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.jpg) New King Street, in the east of the ward |
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 Kingsmead
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| Kingsmead shown within Somerset | |
| Population | 5,516 (ward, 2011) |
| OS grid reference | ST740653 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BATH |
| Postcode district | BA1 |
| Dialling code | 01225 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Avon |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | |
Kingsmead is a largely residential electoral ward within Bath, England.
Kingsmead is rarely used as the name of an area of Bath, and is primarily used for electoral purposes within the Bath and North East Somerset unitary authority, electing two councillors. Kingsmead stretches about 1 mile (1.6 km) westward from the western edge of the city centre, straddling the A4 road north of the River Avon. The ward is separated by the large Royal Victoria Park into a near city centre eastern end, and a western residential end known as Lower Weston.
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School is located in the northeast corner of the ward.
Residents in the western end of the ward often use the facilities, such as schools, of the neighbouring Newbridge and Weston wards, and associate themselves with these localities. The Chelsea Road shopping area is part of the ward's western boundary so half of these shops are within Kingsmead ward. The eastern industrial units of Locksbrook are also within the ward.
The closed Mangotsfield and Bath Branch Line formerly ran through the ward from Green Park station, now a shopping area, through Weston station in the west of the ward. The Bristol & Bath Railway Path runs through the ward, but on the River Avon path rather than the former railway track which has been developed upon within the city.
The electoral wards surrounding the ward are: Newbridge to the west, Weston and Lansdown to the north, Abbey to the east, and Widcombe and Westmoreland to the south over the River Avon.
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