Inglesbatch is a small hamlet within the

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of Englishcombe in the

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district of

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, England. Its nearest town is Bath, which lies approximately north-east from the hamlet. Inglesbatch Farm has an acreage of over .

History

Inglesbatch, like the neighbouring Englishcombe, probably derives its name from the

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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

Converted chapel at Inglesbatch - geograph

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

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

Climate

Being south-west of Bath the climate of Inglesbatch does not differ greatly to the climate of Bath.

Notable residents

Katherine Evans, a famous

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who was imprisoned in

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in 1658 under the

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was from Inglesbatch.

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

References

{{reflist Hamlets in Bath and North East Somerset