Bath is located in the valley of River Avon, England. It is known for its Roman-built baths. It is also a World Heritage Site since 1987. Bath was founded as a spa in AD 60 although hot springs were known much before those times. The Bath Abbey became a religious place in the 7th Century. Bath became popular in the Gregorian era.
There are software, publishing and service-orientated industries based in Bath. Due to its theatres, museums, and other cultural and sporting venues Bath has become a major cultural centre for tourism. Every year there are more than one million visitors who stay in Bath along with 3.8 million day visitors to the city each year.
Economy
Bath was once an important manufacturing sector. It specialised in crane manufacture, furniture production, printing, brass foundries etc. Significant Bath companies included Stothert & Pitt, Bath Cabinet Makers and Bath & Portland Stone.
Nowadays, manufacturing is in decline. However the city boasts of various other businesses. They include robust software, publishing and other service-related industries. The economic sectors in Bath include almost every type of business and professional services.
Bath is known for its tourism industry with annually more than one million staying visitors and 3.8 million day visitors. The visits mainly fall into the categories of heritage tourism and cultural tourism, since Bath is a World Heritage Site. Bath represents many important stages of the history of England beginning from the Roman Baths to the more modern Thermae Bath Spa. The size of the tourist industry is reflected by its more than 80 hotels. Many of them are located in Georgian buildings, and two campsites located on the western edge of the city.
In 2010, Google Street View awarded the second place to the Royal Crescent in the “Britain’s Most Picturesque Street” .
Sports
Bath boasts of many sports including Cricket, Rugby, Football, Half Marathon and Roller Derby.
Many cricket clubs are based in the city, including Bath Cricket Club. The club is based at the North Parade Ground and plays in the West of England Premier League. Cricket is also played on the Recreation Ground, just across from where the Rugby is played. The Recreation Ground is also home to Bath Croquet Club, re-formed in 1976 and is affiliated with the South West Federation of Croquet Clubs. Bath Roller Derby Girls (BRDG), founded in 2012, are Bath's only Flat Track Roller Derby league. The Bath Half Marathon is run annually through the city streets, with over 10,000 runners.
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