It is a part of the municipality of Borsele, and lies about 19 km east of Middelburg.

[3] The abbot was given land near the village in 1203 by Dirk VII, Count of Holland.

[4] 's-Heer Abtskerke is a church village which developed in the Middle Ages.

[4] In 1816, the village of Sinoutskerke en Baarsdorp, covering the hamlets of Baarsdorp [nl] and Sinoutskerke [nl], was merged with 's-Heer Abtskerke.

[7] 's-Heer Abtskerke remained a separate municipality until 1970 when it was merged into Borsele.