The administrative parish of Chipperfield lies on the dip slope of the Chilterns approximately 5 miles south-west of Hemel Hempstead. It is situated in the Borough of Dacorum and forms part of the electoral ward of Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield.

The Parish Council was formed in 1958 by being separated from the administrative parish of King’s Langley. There are eight elected councillors who employ a part-time Clerk, a Village Warden and Woodland Ranger.

The Parish Council aims to represent the interests of the village in all the many facets of its welfare at both local and central government levels. For example, it is involved in:

• Planning matters, where it has developed a Village Design Statement to help guide future development in the Parish.
• Affordable housing for local people
• Highways, Road Safety and Public Transport, where it liaises closely with Dacourm Borough Council and Hertfordshire County Council to report faults and residents concerns.
• Open Spaces, where it oversees Chipperfield Common, a key feature covering 47.5 hectares of the parish and which was gifted to the local authority in 1936 to be maintained in consultation with the people of Chipperfield.
• Allotments, where it provided allotments for the residents of Chipperfield and Bovingdon Office Hours Community safety, where it works closely with the Dacorum Division of the Hertfordshire Police.
• Youth and Education

The Parish Council is financed by raising a precept of between £20,000 and £25,000 on all of the residential properties in Chipperfield.  In addition it handles annual grants provided by Dacorum Borough Council for village services. It seeks to support other village organisations both with practical and financial help and there is Parish Council representation for the Youth Club, Chipperfield News, Village Hall, Sports organisation and Chipperfield Care and has a close liaison with St Paul’s School.