Neighbouring villages include Kessingland and Covehithe with the town of Southwold 5 miles (8 km) to the south.

[2] The area of the parish extends from the Hundred River in the north to Benacre Broad in the south.

[3] It formed part of the holdings of the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds, as it had before the Norman Conquest, with one freeman recorded as living in the manor.

[5] It is medieval in origin and a Grade II* listed building, although extensively rebuilt following a fire in the 18th century.

[7] The shingle beach also forms an important habitat and the coastal area of the parish is part of the Pakefield to Easton Barents Site of Special Scientific Interest.