It is located 10 miles (16 km) north of Hastings in the valley of the River Rother.

The parish church is dedicated to St James the Great[1] and is Grade I listed.

[2] The church dates from the Norman period and has an unusually shaped spire.

[3] The Rector of Ewhurst and Bodiam is The Reverend Canon Christopher Irvine, a former Canon Librarian and Director of Education of Canterbury Cathedral and a former Principal of The College of the Resurrection, Mirfield.

The public house in Ewhurst Green is The White Dog.