The village sits astride the B1145[2] Kings Lynn to Mundesley road that bisects North Norfolk west to east.

The nearest railway station is at North Walsham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham and Norwich.

[3] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.

The name may also mean therefore, open land with swathes, the latter being areas of cut, laying corn.

The parish church of Saint Nicholas stands in a commanding position on high ground north of the village.

It was found in separate pieces over several days in March 1937[10] on the beach at Walcott, after storms had eroded the cliffs there.