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.

Shavington-cum-Gresty Parish Council run a website for the community called Shavington Online.

[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.