It is a registered charity which aims to provide medical, educational, residential and assessment services for people with epilepsy and other neurological conditions.

It was in Bucklow Rural District until 1974,[3] after which it was served by Macclesfield Borough Council; this in turn was succeeded on 1 April 2009 by the new unitary authority of Cheshire East.

[6] The parish contains one listed building, a house from the 17th century known as The Wheelwright's Shop.

[7] It is listed at Grade II, the lowest of the three listings designated by English Heritage, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest".

[8] Media related to Little Warford at Wikimedia Commons