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.

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

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.

[6] The parish is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom as part of the Bath constituency.

The Church of St Martin dates from the 12th century and has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building.