It is located in the civil parish of Stanton Long on the B4378 road between Bourton and Brockton.

It lies on the eastern hillside of the upper Corve valley at an elevation of around 205 metres (673 ft) above sea level.

The Book recorded in Patton only 6 households, which represented a quite small settlement.

[3] It formed part of and gave its name to the Saxon hundred of Patton, which existed until the early 12th century.

However circa 1200 a part of the Patton township was ceded to the franchise of Wenlock.