It includes the large village of Shavington (at SJ699518), which lies 2+1⁄2 miles south of Crewe, as well as the smaller settlements of Dodds Bank, Park Estate, Puseydale, Sugar Loaf and part of Goodall's Corner.

[7] From 1974 the civil parish was served by Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council, which was succeeded on 1 April 2009 by the new unitary authority of Cheshire East.

[8] Shavington cum Gresty falls in the parliamentary constituency of Crewe and Nantwich,[9] which has been represented by Kieran Mullan of the Conservative Party since the 2019 UK General Election.

Urban development has taken place at Shavington village, as well as the area immediately south of Crewe and along the B5071.

[2] Shavington Hall is a small country house, built in 1877 for the Earl of Shrewsbury in a Tudor Revival style; it is listed at grade II.

[2][18] Facilities within the civil parish include two public houses; The Elephant and The Vine,[19][20][21] hairdressers, and a fish and chip shop.

[22] It serves the majority of the civil parish of Shavington cum Gresty, as well as Hough and parts of Basford, Chorlton, Rope and Wybunbury.