Located around 4 miles (6 km) west of Ipswich, it is part of Babergh district.

It is in the Belstead Brook electoral division of Suffolk County Council.

[2] The south-western boundary of the parish is delineated by Belstead Brook, a tributary of the River Orwell.

Burstall Hall is ⅔ mile (1 km) northeast from the village.

It is largely of the early 14th and 15th centuries, with two Victorian restorations by Frederick Barnes of Ipswich.