It is the largest settlement in the parish, which includes the hamlets of Peckingell (south of the village) and Kellaways (to the east, on the opposite bank of the Bristol Avon).

[4] Robert Ashe built a school in 1844, on the main road west of the village, later described by Nikolaus Pevsner as "earliest Victorian Gothic".

[6] The Great Western Main Line (the Wootton Bassett to Chippenham section of the London-Bristol route) was built across the parish, opening in 1841.

[11] Interior improvements were made in the 1860s and 70s while Robert Kilvert was rector: an ornate font was added, the gallery removed, and the pews replaced.

The arches which carry the path over the floodplain of the Avon – built 1812, largely rebuilt in the 20th century – are Grade II* listed.

[16] Also Grade II* listed: Heather Tanner, author, and her artist husband Robin lived nearby at Kington Langley.