Bathley is a village and civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 in the Newark and Sherwood

Newark and Sherwood

Newark and Sherwood is a local government district of eastern Nottinghamshire, England. The district is predominantly rural, with some large forestry plantations, and the towns of Newark-on-Trent, Southwell and Ollerton....

 district of Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...

, England

England

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, north-west of Newark-on-Trent

Newark-on-Trent

Newark-on-Trent is a market town in Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands region of England. It stands on the River Trent, the A1 , and the East Coast Main Line railway. The origins of the town are possibly Roman as it lies on an important Roman road, the Fosse Way...

. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 246. Bathley is recorded in the Domesday Book

Domesday Book

Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...

as Badeleie.

As Bathley doesn’t have a hall of any sort, the Crown Inn Public House stands in for family parties, christenings and funerals as well as Parish Council meetings.

The local Parish Council currently comprises:

David Adam BRADLEY

Brian Walter CROSS

James Henry HAWKINS

Domoinic HENEGHAN

Hilary HENEGHAN

Julie Darlene PULFORD

Madeleine REED