Excerpt from The Antiquarian Itinerary, Vol. 7: Comprising Specimens of Architecture, Monastic, Castellated, and Domestic; With Other Vestiges of Antiquity in Great Britain, Accompanied With Descriptions
Bath is a city of very ancient renown, situated in a most picturesque valley, in the N. E. part of the county; it is surrounded by beautiful bills, abounding with springs of excellent water, which, by means of pipes, supply the city in a plentiful manner.
Bath, united with Wells, is a bishopric. The cathedral is at the latter place, where the bishop, and other dignitaries belonging to the church, reside.
The ancient city of Bath is said to have been built by King Alfred, about the year 900, and was surrounded by a strong fortified wall, (a small part of which is still standing, and called the Borough Wall.) It appears to be of great antiquity, from the infinite number of ancient coins, statues, altars, inscriptions, and other monuments of Roman history, which have been, and are still, daily discovered in and about it.
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