[2] The parish is bordered to the west and north by Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland; to the north east by Nicholforest, and to the south by Arthuret.

[3] The area of the parish is 4,385 ha (16.93 sq mi; 43.85 km2).

[2] There is a parish council, the lowest tier of local government.

The church of St Andrew, which is grade II* listed, was built in 1776.

[4] It is described as "a plain Georgian rectangular structure on an unusual north south axis", and was remodeled by Temple Moore in 1893.