Monkton Combe is a village and civil parish in north Somerset, England, 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Bath.

The village's industry diversified in the late 18th century, with the opening of local mines and the Somerset Coal Canal in 1800.

This prompted the expansion of the village's population, and the construction of new housing to accommodate workers, built in the local Bath stone.

The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, such as the village car park 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 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.

The ward starts in the north east at Monkton Combe and stretches south west through Wellow to Shoscombe.

[6] The parish is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom as part of the Frome and East Somerset constituency.

It was extended within just a few years to accommodate the growing number of pupils from nearby Monkton Combe School, founded by Revd.

[11] Much of the village and the surrounding fields are owned and occupied by Monkton Combe School, including the majority of the historic houses along Church Lane.