[2] It fell within the Hundred of East Budleigh, and the ecclesiastical Deanery of Aylesbeare.

[3] The parish church, with a red sandstone tower, is dedicated to Saint George.

A small commercial/industrial area, called Marsh Barton (but not to be confused with the industrial estate of the same name at Alphington in Exeter), is located beside the River Clyst and the road to Topsham, a neighbouring town on the other side of the Clyst to the west.

The village has a pub with accommodation, located by the A376, called the "St. George and Dragon".

[8] The settlement of Ebford is part of the civil parish,[8] located just south of the main village, on the A376.