Burnham Without

Burnham Without is a civil parish in the main located to the east of Burnham-on-Sea and to the north and northeast of Highbridge in Somerset, England.

[1] Mostly rural Burnham Without consists of drained, low-lying agricultural land between the coast at Burnham itself and Brent Knoll Iron Age hill fort, East Huntspill, Walrow and Mark villages The civil parish was formed in 1896, when the rural areas of the civil parish of Highbridge (itself created only in 1894 out of the large parish of Burnham) were separated from the urban area of Highbridge.

The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the district council on planning matters and the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and street cleaning.

Conservation matters (including trees and listed buildings) and environmental issues are also the responsibility of the council.

[3] It is also part of the Bridgwater county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.