The area also forms a civil parish, which, at the 2001 census, had a population of 862.

The A32 crosses the river between the two villages, which have formed a single civil parish since 1932.

King Offa gave the land forming the parish to the local church in the late 8th century.

Two years later, this group formed the parish of St. James.

In 1703-04, Bern allowed the villagers to build their own church and form a parish.

However, since 1670 it has formed a separate parish, which until 1837 included Campello.

Today the town forms a civil parish, with its own town council and mayor.

The churches are all of Anglican descent and form the local parish.

It forms a parish with the nearby village of Freefolk.

Together they form the civil parish of Lea, which has a population of 5,962.