It forms part of the electoral ward of Tolleshunt D'Arcy and is situated on the northern bank of the River Blackwater.

The name Tolleshunt Major (or Mauger as it was previously known), was granted by King Henry VIII to Stephen Beckenham, in 1544.

[4] Beckenham bought various landscapes in and around the village and built a semi-fortified manor house with a turreted gatehouse within a red-brick boundary wall.

[citation needed] The estate was eventually sold to Sir Thomas Adams, an alderman from London.

[citation needed] The village's parish boundaries stretch as far as Little Totham, taking in parts of Sawyers Lane and Plains Road.

[5] The village does have one small shop on Wicks Manor Farm situated in Tolleshunt Major which is owned by Howies & Sons.

[8] The closest National Rail service is located in Witham or Hatfield Peveral, and is operated by Abellio Greater Anglia.

Destinations served from these stations include London Liverpool Street and Ipswich, Clacton, Harwich, Braintree and Norwich via the Great Eastern Main Line.