Rural District. 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. Somerset County Council is responsible for running the largest and most expensive local services such as education, social services, libraries, main roads, public transport, policing and fire services, trading standards, waste disposal and strategic planning. The village is in the 'Northstone' electoral ward. The ward stretches north to Barton St. David and south to Kingsdon. The total population of the ward at the 2011 census was 3,005. It is also part of the Somerton and Frome county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Places of interest Keinton Mandeville school which provides education for 151 children. In the grounds is a listed dovecote. Lake View quarry which was used for the extraction of Blue Lias building stone (It has now been turned into a housing estate) The Three Old Castles Inn which was built in the late 18th century was a public house but has now closed and is a private house. In the High Street is the Quarry Inn, the last remaining pub in the village. Village hall which was built in 1998. The MUGA (multi use games area) which was built in 2013. Religious sites The Church of St. Mary Magdalene dates from the 13th century and has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II listed building. There is also a Weslyan Methodist Chapel which was built in 1843. Notable residents Irving House in Castle Street was the birthplace of actor Henry Irving. It is a Grade II listed building and has a bronze plaque which reads Here was born Henry Irving, Knight, Actor, 6th February 1838. Irving road built in the 1990s, was named after Irving. References External links Village web site Map of the village c. 1887 Villages in South Somerset Civil parishes in Somerset