They built Coker Court as the manor house which was eventually sold to Edward Phelips, a wealthy landowner in the region.

After the last Helyar heir died in the first half of the 20th century, the lordship was acquired by a descendant of the Courtenay family who is the current lord of the manor.

[8] It included an application, supported by Andrew Motion, for World Heritage Site listing based on associations with T. S. Eliot, who wrote the poem East Coker, the second of his "Four Quartets" in 1940 after a visit to the village.

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

It is also part of the Yeovil county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

[12] Naish Priory listed Grade I contains extant portions of a substantial and important establishment that was part of the manor of Coker and dates from the 14th century.

[15] The parish also has some innovative demand responsive transport provided by Nippy Bus, the N8 can be booked to pick up passengers off route in the parish after first registering and calling the company an hour before travel and will arrange a convenient time within the hours of operation to pick people up.

[19] The church of St Michael in East Coker dates from the 12th century and has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.

Almost certainly planted as one of many ornamentals by the Helyar dynasty, the tree is a TROBI [1] UK Champion, and has been adjudged the finest freestanding specimen in Europe.

[26] The tree has been cloned at Le Pépinière Forestière de L'etat, Guémené-Penfao, France, as part of the Euforgen genetic resources conservation programme.