On Felton Common, between the village and the airport, is the church of St Katharine and the Noble Army of Martyrs, which was built around 1868, and the remains of a windmill which has been converted into a private house.

Winford was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Wenfre, meaning 'The carriage journey' from the Old English woenfaru.

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 Winford Ward of the unitary authority of North Somerset which was created in 1996, as established by the Local Government Act 1992.

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

Felton Common is a local nature reserve which consists of open calcareous grassland with scrub and bracken.

There are birds including kestrel, skylark, song thrush, willow warbler, spotted flycatcher and several species of insects.

Of these 73% of residents describing their health as 'good', 26% of 16- to 74-year-olds had no qualifications; and the area had an unemployment rate of 1.8% of all economically active people aged 16–74.

[12] The 4-stage west tower has set back buttresses, moulded string courses and the north-east corner has a polygonal stair turret.