Although Great Warford lacks direct national transport links, being without a railway or bus station, it's strategically positioned in "The Golden Triangle" formed by Alderley Edge, Knutsford, and Wilmslow.

The proximity to the North West's expansive motorway network allows accessibility without compromising the village's rural charm.

Other local attractions include Manchester Airport, a golf club, and numerous footpaths that appeal to tourists.

A slightly larger population can be estimated by inclusion of farmland (former or current) occupying space between the boundaries of Great Warford and neighbouring Chelford, Chorley, Marthall, Mobberley, and Nether Alderley.

Its primary geographical feature is Mobberley Brook, an unnavigable stream which crosses the outskirts of the village from west to east.

Council houses built during the early 20th century were occupied by local health workers from the 1950s onward and are now owned privately as semi-detached property.

This practice was halted by the Parish Council in the early 1990s due to health and safety concerns regarding its proximity to Merrimans Lane and its unregulated nature in general.

The course at Wilmslow Golf Club (in Great Warford, despite its name) doubles as a recreational park and a woodland area, with several public footpaths traversing it.

Under the Poor Law Amendment Act 1876 the township of Great Warford became a civil parish in its own right.

From 1974 the civil parish was served by the Borough of Macclesfield, which was succeeded on 1 April 2009 by the new unitary authority of Cheshire East.

This excellent vantage point has been used constantly by trainspotters and railway enthusiasts to photograph trains, particularly during special runs.

Now, the only bus route that passes through Great Warford is the 88 service, running every 30 minutes from Knutsford to Altrincham and back, via Wilmslow.

The Cheshire Health Club & Spa, on the Warford Park development in Faulkners Lane, offers a full gymnasium, swimming, various exercise training, personal coaches, tennis courts and much more.

The author, David Wright, alluded to Great Warford's history of healthcare in his 1996 publication From Idiocy to Mental Deficiency: Historical Perspectives on People with Learning Disabilities, published by Routledge.

An episode of the television series Who Do You Think You Are?, which follows the attempts of celebrities to trace their family history, featured David Dickinson and revealed how his Turkish grandfather, Hrant Gulessarian, lived the life of an English country gentleman with his wife Marie-Adelaide, the daughter of a Moss Side baker, in Great Warford.