▁and ▁repair ▁of ▁parish ▁facilities , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁consult ing ▁with ▁the ▁district ▁council ▁on ▁the ▁maintenance , ▁repair , ▁and ▁improvement ▁of ▁high ways , ▁d rain age , ▁foot paths , ▁public ▁transport , ▁and ▁street ▁clean ing . ▁Conserv ation ▁matters ▁( including ▁trees ▁and ▁listed ▁buildings ) ▁and ▁environmental ▁issues ▁are ▁also ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁the ▁council . ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁falls ▁within ▁the ▁Non - met ropol itan ▁district ▁of ▁South ▁Som erset , ▁which ▁was ▁formed ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁under ▁the ▁Local ▁Government ▁Act ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁having ▁previously ▁been ▁part ▁of ▁Ch ard ▁R ural ▁District . ▁The ▁district ▁council ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁local ▁planning ▁and ▁building ▁control , ▁local ▁roads , ▁council ▁housing , ▁environmental ▁health , ▁mark ets ▁and ▁fair s , ▁refuse ▁collection ▁and ▁rec y cling , ▁c em eter ies ▁and ▁cre m ator ia , ▁le is ure ▁services , ▁par ks , ▁and ▁tour ism . ▁ ▁Som erset ▁County ▁Council ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁running ▁the ▁largest ▁and ▁most ▁expensive ▁local ▁services ▁such ▁as ▁education , ▁social ▁services , ▁libraries , ▁main ▁roads , ▁public ▁transport , ▁polic ing ▁and ▁ ▁fire ▁services , ▁trad ing ▁standards , ▁waste ▁dispos al ▁and ▁strateg ic ▁planning . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ye ov il ▁county ▁constitu ency ▁represented ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁It ▁elect s ▁one ▁Member ▁of