Thornfalcon is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Taunton.

[3] The manor was bought from the Burridges of Lyme Regis by Nathaniel Butler Batten of Yeovil whose descendants, known as Chisholm-Batten from 1859 lived at Court House.

The parish council's role includes initiating projects for 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 the council's responsibility.

It is part of the Taunton and Wellington county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.