The village is located on the Southwestern slopes of a flat-topped ridge at about 200 m above sea level.

Above the village is a small grass airstrip that used to belong to British Steel, and is now used for private planes with a couple of new hangars built in the 1980s.

Set up on the hills it looks down upon Dronfield and the Drone Valley and offers some panoramic views across the countryside towards the Peak District.

It is the only place of worship in the village and often hosts visiting preachers from other local churches in and around the Sheffield area.

Originally the village grew from miners working the various coal outcrops, and small farms.