[1] Beckington is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, when it was held by a Roger Bushell, in the place of Æthelfrith, and it was taxed for ten hides, thereby suggesting that the cultivated area was around 1200 acres.

[2] By the 15th century, fulling mills had been built along the banks of the River Frome which supported the spinning and weaving cottage industries.

"[4] In September 1766, rioters marched to Beckington and set on fire a mill and other property,[2] in spite of being offered money and parish relief for their families.

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

[6] It is also part of the Frome and East Somerset county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

For years, the T-junction in the centre of the village was in grid-lock during the busy commuter times and holiday season.

The hamlet of Standerwick within the parish of Beckington includes the Frome Agricultural Market and has one public house, The Bell.

Buildings include Standerwick Court, a manor house in the grounds of which is said to be an ancient encampment, perhaps a connecting station between Bath and King Alfred's Tower at Stourton.