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 North Somerset which was created in 1996, as established by the Local Government Act 1992.

[4] The parish is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom as part of the North Somerset constituency.

Wildflowers found on the common include thyme, marjoram, rock-rose, St John's wort, autumn gentian and violets.

[9] The Church of SS Peter & Paul Weston in Gordano, a nearby village, has been designated as a Grade I listed building.

[10] The tower and porch were built around 1300, while the rest of the building is from the 15th century,[10] with the work being funded by Sir Richard Percival who died in 1483 and whose tomb is in the north isle of the nave.