Bockenheim is made up of two smaller centres called Großbockenheim and Kleinbockenheim (groß means “great” and klein “little”), which were merged in 1956.

The two places arose from small settlements that themselves had grown out of Frankish estates after the Franks took the land about 500.

The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results:[3] The municipality's arms might be described thus: Per fess azure Saint Martin of Tours nimbed Or and vested argent cutting his mantle gules with a sword of the third, and riding a horse passant of the third, and argent on a mount vert a goat clymant sable attired of the second.

From the 11th century comes the tower at the Romanesque Saint Martin's Church (Martinskirche), which once stood next to the Emichsburg, a castle belonging to the Counts of Leiningen, after which today's community centre is named.

Its remnants have been incorporated into a winery, which bears the name Schlossgut (“Castle Estate”) in memory of the now mostly vanished complex.

Built in the style of a Roman castrum, the House spans the road like a bridge and affords room not only for a 120-place restaurant with a lakeside terrace, but also for various event venues.

The Pfälzische Nordbahn between Monsheim and Grünstadt runs by at the village's eastern edge.