[a][2] The parish, which has an area of 4.5 square kilometres (1.7 sq mi), borders Worlingham, North Cove, Mutford, Weston, Sotterley, Willingham St Mary and Henstead with Hulver Street.

Other parts of the former airfield are used as a kart racetrack and as an industrial estate, including the main production site of local printing firm William Clowes Ltd.

[6][7] It formed part of the lands of Roger Bigot and was held by Robert of Vaux, having been confiscated from Ralph Guader, former Earl of Norfolk, following a failed rebellion.

[12][13] Ellough church is dedicated to All Saints and stands in an exposed position on a ridge overlooking the parish.

[16] The airfield was decommissioned after the war and the land is now used as an industrial estate, a farmers market[17] and for Ellough Park Raceway, a kart racing circuit.