Larkhall, Bath

Larkhall
Larkhall Larkhall shown within Somerset
OS grid reference	ST758667
Unitary authority	Bath and North East Somerset
Ceremonial county	Somerset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Bath
Dialling code	01225
Police	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Avon
Ambulance	South Western
EU Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	North East Somerset
List of places UK England Somerset

Coordinates: 51°23′56″N 2°20′53″W / 51.3988°N 2.3480°W / 51.3988; -2.3480

Larkhall is a district in the City of Bath, England, north-east of the city centre. The district began to develop in the early 19th century to house the working population of the city.

Larkhall is a village on the outskirts of Bath with local shops including a deli, butchers, greengrocers, pharmacy, pet shop, hair salon, two cafes and even a small theatre, The Rondo Theatre. Larkhall Square is at the centre of the shopping area. The local church is St Saviour's.

The Larkhall News is a local newsletter produced by St Marks School; it was set up by staff at the school in 2007. It is released quarterly and delivered to locals' doors.

Every year Larkhall hold an event call The "Larkhall Festival". There are lots of games, food, raffles and stalls. The Larkhall Festival's main area is The "New Oriel Hall" but The "Rose & Crown" and "Larkhall Inn" pubs, "Alice Park" and St. Mark's School also join in.

Many parts of Larkhall have good views up to Solsbury Hill - the Iron Age hill fort made famous by Peter Gabriel.

In 2015 The Sunday Times described Larkhall as a 'trendy urban village'

Services

It has an infant and junior school, St Saviours CofE Infant School and St Saviours CofE Junior School. Both schools are rated 'Good' by Ofsted. There is also a secondary school, St Marks School.

Larkhall has a village hall the 'New Oriel Hall' which has a range of classes and clubs for all ages and a community library.

Larkhall is served by the number 6/7 bus services which run every 15 minutes. The 6 and 7 alternate with the number 6 going to the city centre and the number 7 going to the city centre via nearby Fairfield Park.

Sport and leisure

Larkhall has a Non-League football club Larkhall Athletic F.C. who play their home games at Plain Ham ground.

References

M. Forsyth, Bath, Pevsner Architectural Guides (2003) ISBN 0-300-10177-5

External links

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