Located in the Esk Valley in the postal region of Whitby, the village is part of the civil parish of Eskdaleside cum Ugglebarnby and the borough of Scarborough.

Due to road accidents, Blue Bank, with a gradient of 1 in 4 (25%), has an escape lane of soft sand.

Additional attractions include a bouncy castle, face painting, tombola and a fun dog show.

There is a village shop, a branch of the Spar chain which includes a Post Office, two public houses, a butchers, Botham’s bakers and a fish and chip restaurant.

They joined the Beckett Football League in 2017 and returned to play at Lowdale Lane in the village after a 20-year absence on Saturday 23 September 2018.

Their first game back home was a 4–1 win over Kirkbymoorside Reserves, Joe Hugill scored the first goal.

[8][9] It means 'smooth or level fields'[10] from slétta[11] 'flat land, plain, prairie', like the Norman place name Eslettes (Esletis ab.