[1] The village's historic cottages, semi-rural location and situation on the edge of a plateau has led to it sometimes being referred to as ‘a piece of the Cotswolds in Yorkshire’.

William Wrightson decided in 1740 to build the current Cusworth Hall, which existed as a home for the family until 1961 when the council purchased it and converted it into a museum, which still operates today.

[4] Cusworth is interwoven with the suburb of Scawsby to the north, and separated from Bentley and Scawthorpe to the east by the A638 dual carriageway.

It hosts several local amenities, including a convenience store, public house (The Mallard) and an Italian restaurant.

The Stadium ward currently has two councillors on the parish council and covers the southern half of Cusworth.