The village lies on the A3102 between the towns of Calne and Wootton Bassett, and 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Lyneham.

The parish includes the village of Goatacre and the hamlets of Catcomb, Clevancy, Highway and New Zealand.

Cowage Brook, a tributary of the River Marden, crosses the parish in a southwesterly direction and forms part of its western boundary.

Others assessed for taxation in 1334 were Clevancy, Corton, Witcomb, Littlecott and Beversbrook;[2] by the 20th century these five had few buildings other than farms.

The elder Thomas enlarged the estate, purchasing farms as they became available, including Catcomb, Goatacre, Lower Littlecott, Beversbrook and Cowage.

The Poynders built or rebuilt several farmhouses, cottages for estate workers, a school and almshouses; in most cases the architect was Henry Weaver.

Manor Farmhouse, south of the church, is a 17th-century timber-frame building, with a large east wing added c. 1860 for the Poynder estate.

Two parallel ranges with their gables to the street; thin octagonal tower with open bell-stage.

[2] The north arcade of the parish church of St Laurence has four bays which survive from the late 12th century.

Street included the building of the organ chamber, and stained glass by Clayton and Bell.

[15] A war memorial window of 1920, on the north side, is by Morris & Co.[17] A Lady Chapel was added in the 1950s, and has the altar from St Peter's at Highway.

[24] At Goatacre, a small Primitive Methodist chapel was erected on the site of a Quaker burial ground in 1876, and replaced in 1909 by a larger red brick building near the main road, which remained in use until 1994 and is now a private house.