The village lies in a small, fertile valley between Codrington and Old Sodbury, and runs together with the even tinier hamlet of Coombes End.

The River Frome rises within Dodington Park, the estate that originally formed the economic basis of this small village.

An electoral ward in the same name exists, but only covers housing estates in south Yate.

Numerous Roman remains, including part of a villa, have been found in the parish.

The village has grown little since then, having a postbox and a road junction, but no shops and no phone box.