West Bath is a town in Sagadahoc County, incorporated on February 14, 1844 from a portion of Bath. In 1855 it gave back some land to Bath.
Just south of Bath, it is bounded by the New Meadows River on the west and has several deeply indented coves on its south. It is the seat of a district court just off the Bath-Brunswick limited access connector highway.
Hamilton Sanctuary, on Foster Point Road, four miles from New Meadows Road, rests on a peninsula on the New Meadows River, providing views of the shoreline of Back Cove. A trail system connects meadows and forest. Frequented by migrating waterfowl, the sanctuary is managed by the Maine Audubon Society.
