[3] Within the parish is the Swettenham Arms pub and restaurant,[4] Kermincham Hall, Swettenham Meadows Nature Reserve (managed by Cheshire Wildlife Trust[5]) and the Lovell Quinta Arboretum (managed by Tatton Garden Society since 2003[6]).

The arboretum was founded by astronomer Sir Bernard Lovell, who lived at Swettenham from 1948 until his death in 2012.

The parish is bounded by Lower Withington to the north, Marton and Somerford Booths to the east, and Twemlow to the west.

[7] The Dane Valley Way long-distance footpath passes through the village on its route from Buxton to Northwich.

A Saxon cross, discovered during 19th-century excavations, is displayed in an alcove but the oldest surviving part of the church is the cruck-framed sanctuary, dating from approximately 1260.