[2] At the time of the Domesday Book in 1086 the village was part of the Bishop of Winchester's estate of Taunton Deane.

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 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.

From 1894-1974, for local government purposes, Combe Florey was part of Taunton Rural District.

[4] It is also part of the Tiverton and Minehead county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.