[3] The parish includes the small village of Ash Thomas as well as the hamlet of Brithem Bottom.

[4] Changes to the parish boundary, involving transfers of residential and industrial areas to Uffculme and Willand respectively, occurred in 2023.

There are several old houses in the village, the most notable being ‘The Priory’, believed to date from the 14th century, when it was part of a college called St. Jude's.

The parish church, dedicated to Saint Andrew, is grade I listed[9] and dates from the 14th century.

It stands at the centre of the village, and is thought to have been constructed on the site of an earlier Saxon church.

[citation needed] There is an active parish council, and many other organisations which cater for all tastes, including a Women's Institute and a branch of the British Legion.