The parish includes the adjoining hamlets of Peckholdsash and Wilkin Throop (or Wilkinthroop) and the village of South Cheriton.

Large quantities of documents relating to Horsington Manor have been donated to the Somerset Record Office for safekeeping.

In 1990s, Ardon Lyon, a philosophy lecturer from London, purchased Horsington House, in a state of substantial neglect, disrepair and deferred maintenance.

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.

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