[2] Wayford Manor House was rebuilt around 1600 by Charles Daubeney, probably with William Arnold as master mason.

[3] Wayford Woods, close to the house, has an ornamental lake and is known for the large number of fairy doors it used to have.

[7] The district council is responsible for local planning and building control, local roads, council housing, environmental health, markets and fairs, refuse collection and recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism.

It is also part of the[7] county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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