Natural obstacles to tanks were supplemented with an anti-tank ditch and bridges in the area were prepared for demolition at short notice.

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.

The village falls within Somerset Council having previously been part of the Non-metropolitan district of Mendip, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, and before that part of Wells Rural District,[3] which is responsible for local planning and building control, local roads, council housing, environmental health, markets and fairs, refuse collection and recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure services, parks, tourism, education, social services, libraries, main roads, public transport, policing and fire services, trading standards, waste disposal, and strategic planning.

It is also part of the Wells and Mendip Hills County constituency and is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

To the north west of the village are the Westhay Moor and Somerset Levels National Nature Reserves.

[5] In the summer the Azores high pressure affects the south-west of England, however convective cloud sometimes forms inland, reducing the number of hours of sunshine.

In summer, a large proportion of the rainfall is caused by sun heating the ground leading to convection and to showers and thunderstorms.