It is located south of Bromley Common, west of Crofton, north-west of Farnborough, and east of Keston.

[1] The interwar years saw suburban development and the area merged into Orpington in the east.

There are also three pubs in the area - the Black Horse, the British Queen, and Ye Olde Whyte Lion.

These connect it with areas including Biggin Hill, Beckenham, Bromley, Catford, Chislehurst, Crystal Palace, Grove Park, Hayes, Lewisham, Orpington & Penge.

The former 'Fantail Restaurant', with views over and into the village, showing the land where now Saint Michael's Church stands, heavily planted with trees, with unidentified spots along the A21 nearby, may be seen in the now re-released on DVD film, Calling All Cars (1954 film).