The village sits on the edge of an escarpment and has views westward across the valley of the River Leam into the neighbouring county of Warwickshire.

However, in 1720 a fire broke out which caused damage, destroying many haystacks, stables, grain stores and 22 houses.

The result of this was that the village received, via a bequest from Elizabeth Darby, a fire engine.

Possibly, with the increase in coaching traffic from the west, the present A425 route was chosen in preference.

It was constructed by the Great Central Railway Company between 1894 and 1899 and ran from Nottingham Victoria to London Marylebone.

A mission was established for the navvies[4] in the village in a barn situated on the corner of Manor Road and Glebe Lane.

On the summit, evidence of an Iron Age hill fort of an unusually square shape is plainly seen.

A board inside the church lists all subsequent vicars up to the present incumbent.

[8] For hundreds of years before this, possibly dating back to before 800 AD, a burial ground existed on the site - as evidenced by the raised churchyard.

Nearby Northampton and Rugby stations are served by Avanti West Coast services, while Chiltern Railways.

East of the village on the Daventry road is De Vere Staverton Estate, a hotel where the facilities include an indoor leisure complex and an 18-hole golf course and driving range.