Carhampton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, 4 miles (6.4 km) to the east of Minehead.

[1] Iron Age occupation of the parish is evident from the remains of Bat's Castle hillfort and associated earthworks.

One function was that officials of the royal court operated from Carhampton to collect taxes from surrounding estates.

The earls bore the subsidiary titles of Viscount Carhampton (1781) and Baron Irnham (1768), both in the Peerage of Ireland.

The Lutrells arrived from Normandy with the Norman conquest of England, acquiring estates as reward for services to the Crown.

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.

The parish Church of St John the Baptist dates from the Perpendicular period, but was extensively restored, and the north wall rebuilt in 1862–63.