The village provides a variety of shops and amenities for both local residents and visitors.
These are largely situated in West Street and the high street.
The village has numerous restaurants and three pubs with considerable trade being brought by tourists visiting the heritage sites and particularly the castle which attracted approximately 150,000 visitors in 2014.
Although there is still some agriculture, the previous reliance on the wool trade has been replaced by service industries catering to the visitors.
Both day-trippers and those staying for longer periods are catered for with shops, pubs, cafes and hotels.
52.6% of people within the parish are employed which is slightly lower than the 61.9% in England and Wales and the 65.2% in Somerset.

At the time of the 2011 census there were 817 people living in the parish.
13.2% were children up the age of 15 years.
52.3% were between 16 and 64 with 34.5 being 65 and older.
This is an older population than in the rest of Somerset and England and Wales in general.
In line with the rest of Somerset the majority of the population (95%) describes themselves as White British.
69.7% of the population live in property which they own, with 14.3% living in social rented accommodation and 12.9% privately rented.
There is a higher proportion of people living alone than in other areas.
The housing is fairly evenly divided between detached, semi-detached and terraced house, with 5.7% living in flats.
The village provides a variety of shops and amenities for both local residents and visitors. These are largely situated in West Street and the high street. The village has numerous restaurants and three pubs with considerable trade being brought by tourists visiting the heritage sites and particularly the castle which attracted approximately 150,000 visitors in 2014. Although there is still some agriculture, the previous reliance on the wool trade has been replaced by service industries catering to the visitors. Both day-trippers and those staying for longer periods are catered for with shops, pubs, cafes and hotels. 52.6% of people within the parish are employed which is slightly lower than the 61.9% in England and Wales and the 65.2% in Somerset.
At the time of the 2011 census there were 817 people living in the parish. 13.2% were children up the age of 15 years. 52.3% were between 16 and 64 with 34.5 being 65 and older. This is an older population than in the rest of Somerset and England and Wales in general. In line with the rest of Somerset the majority of the population (95%) describes themselves as White British. 69.7% of the population live in property which they own, with 14.3% living in social rented accommodation and 12.9% privately rented. There is a higher proportion of people living alone than in other areas. The housing is fairly evenly divided between detached, semi-detached and terraced house, with 5.7% living in flats.
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