Lansdown, Bath
Lansdown is a suburb of the World Heritage City of Bath, England, that extends northwards from the city centre up a road of the same name. Among its most distinctive architectural features are Lansdown Crescent and Sion Hill Place, which includes a campus of Bath Spa University.
| Lansdown | |
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Lansdown Crescent | |
Lansdown Location within Somerset | |
| Population | 4,589 (2011, ward) |
| OS grid reference | ST747662 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Bath |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Avon |
| Ambulance | South Western |
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Beckford's Tower, an architectural folly built in neo-classical style for William Thomas Beckford in 1827, stands on high ground at the northern edge of the suburb, overlooking Lansdown Cemetery.
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