 For local government purposes, the two villages jointly elect "Buxton with Lamas Parish Council", and fall within the area covered by Broadland District Council and Norfolk County Council.The civil parish had a population (including Little Hautbois) of 1,685 at the 2001 census, falling marginally to 1,684 at the 2011 census.A rather grand white water mill also crosses between Buxton and Lamas.