Freshford is a village and civil parish in the Avon valley 6 miles (10 km) south-east of Bath, in the county of Somerset, England.

The village history goes back to Saxon times and it expanded with the growth of local industry but is now largely residential.

[5] In the 19th century freestone and fuller's earth were mined in the parish and employment included the manufacture of cloth, operation of malt-kilns, breweries, and fulling-mills.

[2] Dunkirk Mill, which was built in 1795 for Thomas Joyce, is now a residential property located just over the parish boundary in Hinton Charterhouse.

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.

The village is part of the ward of Bathavon South in the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset.

The tall ashlar chimney has a tapered octagonal shaft with moulded cap and provides an obvious landmark around the village.

There are also three major blocks from the late 18th/early 19th centuries, all in natural stone and clay tile or slate, and three more modern buildings from the 1950s and 1980s.

There are also concerns because the site is within a Zone 3 floodplain, which is designated by the Environment Agency as having an annual probability of river flooding of 1% or greater.

A half-hourly peak and hourly off-peak service is provided northbound to Bath Spa and Bristol and southbound to Bradford-on-Avon, Trowbridge, Westbury and then further to Weymouth, Southampton and London Waterloo.

At the same time the platform was raised, the station also received additional improvements including better lighting and the construction of a new waiting shelter.

[25] Freshford Village Memorial Hall plays host to many events, including painting classes, aerobics, badminton, drama productions, and much more.

It is particularly useful for children's parties, wedding receptions and similar events, the scale of charges being very competitive, and a thriving pre-school also uses the facility.

The Hall and adjacent playing field are owned by a charity which is run by a management committee of Trustees including representatives of the regular users.

The object of the charity's Foundation is "the provision and maintenance of a village hall for the use of the inhabitants of Freshford and the neighbourhood without distinction of sex or political, religious or other opinion, and in particular for use for meetings, lectures and classes, and other forms of recreation and leisure-time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

"[26] The replacement of the existing hall by a modern construction with enhanced and additional facilities is under active consideration by the Trustees and local residents.