Babington is a small village in the civil parish of Kilmersdon, Somerset, England, which has now largely disappeared. It is between Radstock and Frome. In 1233 or 1234 much of the southern area of what is now Babington Parish was granted to the Knights Templar and became known as Temple Newbury. It consisted of around four Virgates and may ha…Babington is a small village in the civil parish of Kilmersdon, Somerset, England, which has now largely disappeared. It is between Radstock and Frome. In 1233 or 1234 much of the southern area of what is now Babington Parish was granted to the Knights Templar and became known as Temple Newbury. It consisted of around four Virgates and may have supported cloth making and fulling mills.