Villages that border the parish are Kilmainhamwood, Moynalty and Kilbeg to the west, Castletown-Kilpatrick to the south and Drumconrath and Lobinstown to the east.

A feature of the local geography is how the village is set within rolling hills called drumlins formed in the last glacial period.

The Lordship of Meath was granted to Hugh de Lacy by King Henry II of England in 1172 in his capacity as Lord of Ireland.

By the middle of the 15th century Nobber was described by the English King Henry VI as being of key strategic importance to the control of the region.

[4] Around 2005 several high crosses were discovered in the village's old cemetery (St Johns) dating from possibly the 10th century.

This find is significant because it suggests that a hitherto unrecorded monastic settlement once existed on the site of the village.

In July 2016 the George Eogan Cultural Centre was opened by the President of Ireland, Mr Michael D. Higgins in Nobber in the old Protestant Church.

In 2003, Nobber won the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship, beating Kilmeena of County Mayo.

The local soccer team are Electro Celtic FC who (as of 2012) were competing in Division 3B of the Meath and District League.