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

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

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.

[5] Bathealton is also part of the Tiverton and Minehead county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.