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Bath – the 23rd burh to be cited in the Burghal Hidage

Kingdom Type of Burh No. of Hides O.S. Grid Ref
Wessex Burghal Town 1000 ST74956480
The length of the walls of the Roman town correspond to the expected size of the burh taken from the formula given in the Burghal Hidage (see here), implying that the Roman walls were repaired and reused for the burh as was the case at Winchester.

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