St Catherine, Somerset
St Catherine is a dispersed settlement and civil parish in Bath and North East Somerset, England. It lies north of Batheaston and north-east of the city of Bath.
Location
St Catherine is the closest settlement to the Three Shire Stones, which mark the point where South Gloucestershire, North East Somerset, and Wiltshire all meet, and which are about away. About up the valley are two Sites of Special Scientific Interest, St. Catherine's Valley and Monkswood Valley.History
St Catherine was part of the hundred of Bath Forum.Governance
The parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept to cover the council's operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and neighbourhood watch groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. 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 and environmental issues are also of interest to the council. St Catherine's Parish Meeting is too small to be a traditional Parish Council. Often the Chair lives outside the parish.The parish falls within the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset, created in 1996; South Gloucestershire when north of St Catherine's Brook. Before 1974 the parish was part of the Bathavon Rural District.
The parish is part of the Bath Parliamentary constituency. It was also part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament prior to Britain leaving the European Union in January 2020.