Bathealton

Bathealton
Bathealton
	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Taunton Deane;
	List of places UK England Somerset 51°00′32″N 3°18′51″W / 51.00888°N 3.31414°W

Bathealton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Wellington and 8 miles (12.9 km) west of Taunton. The village has a population of 194.^[1]

History

The Iron Age Castles Camp is approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the village.

It was recorded in the

Hundred,^[2]

Bathealton Court is a country house, dating from around 1766, but probably incorporating earlier dwelling. It was remodelled around 1850.^[3]

The routes of the Grand Western Canal and the Bristol and Exeter Railway pass within a short distance of the village.

The Village Hall, was previously the Village School until its last intake of pupils in the early 1950s.^[4]

Governance

The

neighbourhood watch

groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the district council on the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and street cleaning. Conservation matters (including trees and listed buildings) and environmental issues are also the responsibility of the council.

For

Wellington Rural District before that.^[5]

Bathealton is also part of the

MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation

.

Religious sites

The Church of St Bartholomew dates from 1854 and has been designated as a Grade II listed building.^[6] Its chancel retains monuments to the Webers and Moseys, eminent families in the history of the village.

References

^ ^a ^b "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
^ Historic England. "Bathealton Court (1059844)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
^ "Bathealton". Wiveliscombe Area Website. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
^ "Wellington RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
^ Historic England. "Church of St Bartholomew (1344798)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 November 2008.

External links

Media related to Bathealton at Wikimedia Commons

[popn-1] "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.

[2] "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 17 October 2011.

[3] Historic England. "Bathealton Court (1059844)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 November 2008.

[4] "Bathealton". Wiveliscombe Area Website. Retrieved 25 November 2008.

[wellingtonrd-5] "Wellington RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 5 January 2014.

[6] Historic England. "Church of St Bartholomew (1344798)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 November 2008.

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