[4] From 1974 the civil parish was served by Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council, which was succeeded on 1 April 2009 by the new unitary authority of Cheshire East.

Several small areas of woodland fall within the parish, including Cobb's Moss and Hough Gates.

The B5071 (Stock Lane) forms a short stretch of the western boundary of the parish; it runs from Newcastle Road through Wybunbury.

Wrinehill Road connects the B5071 with Cobb's Lane, forming part of the southern parish boundary.

[17] The Cliffe is a grade-II-listed house in brick with fake timber framing, dating from the mid-to-late 19th century.

[18] Hough village has a public house, the White Hart,[19] and a Primitive Methodist Chapel which is now closed and is to become part of the Englesea Brook Museum.