[1] The village is served by two pubs: the Stag Inn and the Rose & Crown,[2] a vehicle repair garage; Charterhouse Works and the local stores and post office.

[3] The chapter house with library and dovecote above, of the former Carthusian Hinton Priory dates from 1232 and is a Grade I listed building.

[6] In 1895 a Titt iron wind engine was installed to pump water from a spring by Bath Union Rural District Council.

The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, such as the village hall or community centre, playing fields and playgrounds, as well as consulting with the district council on the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and street cleaning.

The parish falls within the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset which was created in 1996, as established by the Local Government Act 1992.

[11] The parish is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom as part of Frome and East Somerset.