Bathford (pronounced with the emphasis on the second syllable) is a village and civil parish 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Bath, England.

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: At Bathford (near the citie of Bathe) was found by digging of a drayning trench deeper than ordinarily in the grounds of Mr Skreene, in the year 1655 a roome underground, which was about 14-foot (4.3 m) one way and 17 feet (5.2 m) the other.

[7] Near Bathford, on the opposite side of the river, is a large meadow known as Horselands where, according to tradition, the Roman cavalry were exercised.

More recently, the area bounded by Ostlings Lane and the Bradford Road (A363) was used to keep the spare horses used to haul the mail coaches up Bathford Hill.

The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, such as the village hall or community centre, playing fields and playgrounds, 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 of interest to the council.

The parish falls within the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset which was created in 1996, as established by the Local Government Act 1992.

[9] The parish is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom as part of the Bath constituency.

[11] A mill on the By Brook, just north of the village and upstream of Bathford Bridge, was used at various times to grind corn and make cloth and leather.

Today the mill is owned by Portals International Limited, established when De La Rue divested their papermaking business; the company specialises in paper for banknotes and other security applications such as passports.

[13] St Swithun's Church, parts of which may date from the 12th century, is the resting place of Admiral Lord Nelson's sister, Ann.