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.

[2] It is also part of the Wells and Mendip Hills constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Church of St Francis, Stawell dates from the 13th century and has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.

It is believed to have originally stretched from the old Roman Road above the village, partly following a still existing Public Footpath.