There were mining activities in the area for centuries before the two main shafts, which formed Baddesley Colliery, were sunk in 1850.

There is a fish bar and a barbers located at the top of keys hill.

The village is served by bus routes 748, 761, 766, 767,[3] and the nearest railway station is Atherstone.

Local commercial stations in the area include Hits Radio Coventry & Warwickshire and Capital Mid-Counties.

The village is covered by the Central ITV and BBC West Midlands TV regions broadcast from the nearby Sutton Coldfield transmitting station.