WIDCOMB, a parish, joint with Lyncomb, in the
hundred of BATH-FORUM, county of SOMERSET, 1 mile
(S. B. by E.) from Bath, containing 5880 inhabitants.
The living is a perpetual curacy, annexed to the rectory
of St. Peter and St. Paul, Bath, in the archdeaconry ot
Bath, and diocese of Bath and Wells. The church, dedicated
to St. Thomas k Becket, has lately received an
addition of six hundred and eighty sittings, of which
three hundred and seventy are free, the Incorporated
Society for the enlargement of churches and cnapeis
having granted £500 towards defraying the expense
At Holloway, in this parish, John Cantlow, prior ot
Bath, towards the close of the fifteenth century, built
a small chapel, in honour of St. Mary Magdalene;
and adjoining it an hospital for lunatics, which latter
was rebuilt in 1761. A fair is held annually on
May 14th.