Beckington is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, across the River Frome from Lullington about three miles north of Frome. According to the 2011 census the parish, which includes the hamlets of Rudge and Standerwick, has a population of 983.

Beckington is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, when it was held by a Roger Bushell, in the place of Æthelfrith, and it was taxed for ten hides, thereby suggesting that the cultivated area was around 1200 acres. The parish was part of the hundred of Frome and, given that a Hundred comprised one hundred hides, the estate would appear to have made up a significant proportion of its hundred.

During the medieval period, Beckington was a major centre for the wool trade. By the 15th century, fulling mills had been built along the banks of the River Frome which supported the spinning and weaving cottage industries.

During the Laudian Reforms that took place in Charles I's Personal Rule period, two churchwardens in Beckington would be excommunicated from the Church of England for not obeying orders regarding Church layout. Altars were to be placed against the east wall of churches under the new rulings, yet the broadly Puritan parishioners (along with local landowner John Ashe, a future MP) rejected this Catholic-like approach and the churchwardens were found not to have obeyed this rule in a visitation. In 1635, the churchwardens were excommunicated by the bishop's court in Wells. In 1636, they were further indicted for brawling in church, likely as part of efforts to prevent moving the communion table. They were released and absolved in 1637, providing they read out a declaration as an act of penance, with life in prison having proved too much. However, James Wheller (one of the dissident churchwardens) would die shortly after, allegedly as a result of these events, and the parishioners continued in conflict with the new minister, a Mr Huish.

The English antiquary John Aubrey (1626–1697) noted in his Brief Lives: "Carrots were first sown at Beckington in Somersetshire. Some very old Man there did remember their first bringing hither."

In September 1766, rioters marched to Beckington and set on fire a mill and other property, in spite of being offered money and parish relief for their families.

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 parish comes under the unitary authority of Somerset Council. Prior to this, it was part of the non-metropolitan district of Mendip (established under the Local Government Act 1972). It was part of Frome Rural District before 1974.