Church of St Martin, North Stoke

North Stoke is a village within the civil parish of Kelston in the Bath and North East Somerset (BANES) unitary authority within the historic county of Somerset, England, and close to the border with South Gloucestershire. The parish has a population of 72.

Bath Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue on Lansdown Hill, about 3+1⁄4 miles (5.2 km) northeast of Bath, Somerset, England. It is owned and operated by Arena Racing Company. The racecourse is a left-handed oval track of 1 mile 4 furlongs and 25 yards, with a run-in of nearly half-a-mile. The home straight is 4 furlongs, with a steady rise and turn. It is the highest flat racecourse in the country and has no watering facility, so the going can become very firm during a dry summer.At 780 feet (238 m) above sea level, Bath is Britain's highest flat racecourse, although National Hunt courses Hexham and Exeter are higher.

Congrove Field and The Tumps is a (grid reference ST713698) is a 14.2 hectares (35 acres) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) on Lansdown Hill, north of Bath in Bath and North East Somerset, notified in 1991.It is an area of calcareous grassland lying over Oolitic (Jurassic) Limestone covered by shallow, well-drained soils. The Tumps is above Congrove Field, and is believed to be the site of mining activities in the past. The grassland communities present are of the Tor-grass (Brachypodium pinnatum) type showing elements of both the Meadow Oat-grass-wild thyme (Avenula pratensis)–(Thymus praecox) and the Knapweed-Rough Hawkbit (Centaurea nigra)–(Leontodon hispidus) variants.

Beach is a hamlet in South Gloucestershire, England, on the lower northern slopes of Lansdown Hill. It is about 1 mile north-west of Upton Cheyney. Beach was designated as a conservation area on 23 October 1989.During the English Civil War the Battle of Lansdowne was fought, on 5 July 1643, in fields nearby Beach.Britton's Farm is the major property in the village. Formerly much of the village and surrounding area was part of the Beach House estate.A Forest of Avon Trust community woodland, The Retreat, is to the east of the village. The Retreat was planted in 2000 under a Millennium Commission programme, and previously managed by the Woodland Trust.

Upton Cheyney is a village near to Bitton and Bristol in South Gloucestershire, England.

Swineford is a hamlet in the South Gloucestershire council area, very close to the boundary with Bath and North East Somerset. It is located around 1 km south-east of Bitton, and lies on the River Avon, on which the Swineford Lock is sited. The A431 road runs through the village. The name is cognate with that of the German town of Schweinfurt.

Swineford Lock is a canal lock situated on the River Avon, at the village of Swineford, England. The Bristol Avon Navigation, which runs the 15 miles (24 km) from the Kennet and Avon Canal at Hanham Lock to the Bristol Channel at Avonmouth, was constructed between 1724 and 1727, following legislation passed by Queen Anne, by a company of proprietors and the engineer John Hore of Newbury. The first cargo of 'Deal boards, Pig-Lead and Meal' arrived in Bath in December 1727. The navigation is now administered by the Canal & River Trust. In its heyday, between 1709 and 1859 Swineford had an active brass and copper industry which were served by the river which also provided water power for the cloth industry. The mill was later converted into a flock mill.

Kelston is a small village and civil parish in Somerset, 4 miles (6.4 km) north west of Bath, and 8 miles (12.9 km) east of Bristol, on the A431 road. It is situated just north of the River Avon, close to the Kelston and Saltford locks. The parish has a population of 248.

Saltford Lock is a canal lock situated on the River Avon, at the village of Saltford, between Bristol and Bath, England. The Bristol Avon Navigation, which runs the 15 miles (24 km) from the Kennet and Avon Canal at Hanham Lock to the Bristol Channel at Avonmouth, was constructed between 1724 and 1727, following legislation passed by Queen Anne, by a company of proprietors and the engineer John Hore of Newbury. The first cargo of 'Deal boards, Pig-Lead and Meal' arrived in Bath in December 1727. The navigation is now administered by the Canal & River Trust. The lock and weir are overlooked by the remains of the Kelston Brass Mill, which was working until 1925. It is a grade II listed building. Alongside the lock is the Jolly Sailor pub, whose garden extends over the lock to the small island between the lock and weir. The lock was opened in 1727 and destroyed in 1738 (probably by rival coal dealers) to stop the use of the river for transportation. The pub was built in 1726 for the bargees, when the navigation opened. The wooden fireplace has holes made by newly promoted barge captains using hot pokers.

The Kelston toll road was a 1,198-foot-long (365 m) private, temporary toll road, built by a private entrepreneur without planning permission between Bath and Kelston, 9.5 miles (15.3 km) southeast of Bristol in Bath and North East Somerset, England. It opened on 1 August and closed on 17 November 2014, when the A431 road reopened.

Kelston Park is an 18th-century country house in the village of Kelston, approximately 3 miles from Bath in North East Somerset, England. Altogether the house and gardens of Kelston Park cover an area of approximately 75 hectares (190 acres). The house has been designated as a Grade II* listed building, and the garden is Grade II* listed in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.The River Avon, Bristol & Bath Railway Path, the A4 and the railway track between Bristol and Bath can be viewed from the rear of the building, which is now primarily used as offices.

Kelston Knoll is a Grade II listed building on the National Heritage List for England, located in the parish of Kelston, a village near Bath, in Somerset, England. The house is made from ashlar stone, with a slate roof, and was built in the Italianate style. It was completed in 1835. In the 1840s the house was owned by William Tudor, a surgeon and the Mayor of Bath. One of only three extant twopenny Mulready stationery letters sent on 6 May 1840, introduced on that date along with the Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp, was sent to Tudor's daughter, Isabella, who lived at the house. The letter is now in the Bath Postal Museum. Tudor died at Kelston Knoll on 9 July 1845, aged 77. His wife Julia Purvis survived him, and died at Kelston Knoll on 9 August 1890, in her 93rd year.Henry Overton Wills III, of the family who owned the tobacco manufacturers W.D. & H.O. Wills, purchased the house in 1895. In 1911, after his death, his estate was valued at two million pounds.The house was subsequently owned by Walter Combermere Lee Floyd, who had been Deputy Consulting Engineer to the Government of India for Railways. He died on 31 March 1917, and his widow, Cecilia Mary Louisa, continued to live in the house until her death on 24 December 1928.By 1932 the house was occupied by the Rev. John Basset Baron Collins, who lived there until his sudden death on 3 September 1937. Following this, Mrs Lyndon Moore, widow of Dr. P. Lyndon Moore, was living there in 1939.In 1943, Colonel Mark Whitwill CBE, DSO lived in Kelston Knoll with his wife. He put the house up for auction on 30 March 1950. It was described as in excellent order, with panelling, Georgian mantels and find mahogany doors. There were three reception rooms and a large music room (38 ft × 18 ft), and the large entrance hall had a stone staircase leading up to nine bed and dressing rooms, with three modern bath rooms. Central heating and mains electricity were installed. Outside were about ten acres of paddocks with a riding school, walled gardens, hard tennis court and woodland, making a total of about 15 acres.The occupants in 1964 were stated to be Mr. and Mrs. A. J. MillerIn the particulars from an estate agent when Kelston Knoll was offered for sale in 1990, it is described as a "small country estate" which had been in the same ownership for forty years, comprising 14 acres, including two walled gardens, nine acres of grazing land and a coach house with gardener's flat. The eight-bedroomed house included a conservatory, sitting room, ballroom, dining room and a panelled drawing room. The asking price was "about £750,000".The house was put up for sale again in 2017 for £4.5 million.