Towns & cities · South East England
Bathford
Bathford — a village located in Bath and North East Somerset, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bath Spa · 4.4 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Bathford is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 1,753 people. Address: BA1. Wikidata describes it as: "a village located in Bath and North East Somerset, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.3994°, -2.3042°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Bathford (pronounced with the emphasis on the second syllable) is a village and civil parish 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Bath, England. The parish, which includes Warleigh, has a population of 1,759 and extends over 1,800 acres (7.3 km2).
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Background
History
The ancient charter Codex Diplomaticus Aevi Saxonici describes a manor parish consisting of three tithings or quasi manors: Bathford in the centre, Shockerwick to the north, and Warleigh to the south. This corresponds closely to the current boundaries. This manor was known as Forde up until the seventeenth century; the name was derived from the ford that crosses the By Brook, connecting Bathford to neighbouring Batheaston. Near the river crossing is the site of a Roman villa, the hypocaust of which was found about the middle of the seventeenth century. This villa is described in John Aubrey's Monumenta Britannica: The ford from which the village derived its name was connected with the Fosse…
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- Coordinates
- 51.3994, -2.3042
- District
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Parish
- Bathford
- Postcode
- BA1
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bath
- Population
- 1,753
- Nearest railway station
- Bath Spa — 4.4 km
- Official site
- neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q753547 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bathford (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: High Street, Bathford - geograph.org.uk - 809104.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bathford?
- Bathford is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BA1), in the parish of Bathford.
- Is Bathford a protected site?
- Yes — Bathford is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Bathford free to visit?
- Yes, Bathford is free to enter.
- How do I get to Bathford?
- The nearest railway station is Bath Spa, about 4.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BA1.