 In May 2011 the parish boundaries were changed, and the parishes of St. Johns and St Bridgets were merged to form the new parish of Beckermet, which include Beckermet, Thornhill and the northern part of the Sellafied nuclear site.On 22 June 2012 Beckermet Parish Council was renamed Beckermet with Thornhill Parish Council.This was enacted to reflect the closer administrative ties between Beckermet and Thornhill.