The village consists mainly of one road of terraced housing that runs from Langley Moor in the north-east, to Willington and Crook in the south-west.
The village has a small industrial estate, which was the scene of a relatively large fire in a nappy factory in 1991.
[citation needed] The centre of the street houses the large structure of council offices, which once was the village co-op.
The steam rally consists of various tractors, traction engines, organs and other steam-propelled or operated machines.
From late 2004, building began on part of the sports ground to house the new council and police offices, and a tarmacadammed floodlight sportsground.