It is separated from Carlisle by the M6 motorway, and it is close to other dormitory villages in the area, such as Wetheral, Cumwhinton and Aglionby.

[citation needed] In the field on the opposite side of the Tyne Valley Line to the Church, rubber tubes were laid out so as to represent railway lines to make the German Luftwaffe think that it was a major railway sidings of Carlisle.

Along with the cemetery adjacent to the Meeting House, the Quakers also had a burial ground situated off Broomfallen Road on what is known as White Hill.

[citation needed] Opposite the green is the village Shop and Post Office, a public house and Scotby Parish Centre.

The town also has a football team called Scotby FC and they play in the Carlisle Sunday league division.