[1] The village is situated at the junction of the roads B1257 and B1363 and straddles the boundaries of the North York Moors National Park and the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Non-ecclesiastical amenities include a playground, a village hall and a pub called "The Malt Shovel".

The Millennium Trail, a 1.4 miles (2.3 km) circular waymarked walk around Oswaldkirk, takes in the major historical sites and points of interest.

Every two years there is a benefice Hog Roast (Ampleforth, Gilling East, Stonegrave & Oswaldkirk).

The latter was mined into the twentieth century in numerous quarries on the hagg between Oswaldkirk and Ampleforth, and fossils from the limestone, especially gastropods, are often found in the village.