Welcome to the official Barrington Parish Council website where you will find information about the parish council and its councillors, meetings and links to groups and businesses in the village.

Barrington is a village and civil parish, situated 10 miles south east of Taunton and 10 miles west of Yeovil in Somerset. The village has a population of about 500. The village is located on the southern edge of the Somerset Levels and many of the houses are built from cob and thatched with local reeds. The parish of Barrington was part of the South Petherton Hundred.

The parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council’s operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and neighbourhood watch groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council’s role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, 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 the responsibility of the council.

For local government purposes, since 1 April 2023, the village comes under the unitary authority of Somerset Council. Prior to this, it was part of the non-metropolitan district of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Langport Rural District.

Barrington is located in the Glastonbury and Somerton parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament.