Inglesbatch is a small village within the civil parish

Civil parish

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 of Englishcombe

Englishcombe

Englishcombe is a village and civil parish in Bath and North East Somerset just outside Bath, England. The parish, which also includes the hamlets of Inglesbatch, Nailwell and Wilmington, has a population of 332.-History:...

 in the Bath and North East Somerset

Bath and North East Somerset

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 district of Somerset

Somerset

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, England

England

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. Its nearest town is Bath, which lies approximately 3.7 miles (6 km) north-west from the village. Inglesbatch Farm has an acreage of over 1000 acres (404.7 ha).

History

Inglesbatch, like the neighbouring Englishcombe

Englishcombe

Englishcombe is a village and civil parish in Bath and North East Somerset just outside Bath, England. The parish, which also includes the hamlets of Inglesbatch, Nailwell and Wilmington, has a population of 332.-History:...

 probably derives its name from the Anglo-Saxon

Anglo-Saxon

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 personal name "Ingwald", as in Ingwald's batch, with batch possibly denoting a hillock or stream or valley.

The earliest record of a settlement at Inglesbatch was recorded in 1290. In 1530 there is reference to the village having its own manor, but by 1611 it appears to have been subsumed into the lands of Englishcombe Manor.

Buildings

Allandale is a detached house built in the early 19th century. Home Farmhouse is slightly later having been built in the mid 19th century. Both are Grade II listed buildings.

A Baptist chapel was built in the village in 1813, and has now been converted into a private dwelling.

Climate

Being 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Bath the climate of Inglesbatch does not differ greatly to the climate of Bath.

Notable residents

Katharine Evans, a famous Quaker who was imprisoned in Malta

Malta

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 in 1658 under the Roman Inquisition

Roman Inquisition

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 was from Inglesbatch.

Bill Bailey

Bill Bailey (surfer)

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, a British surfer known as "the father of British surfing" grew up in the village.