It lies on the south side of the Wylye valley, about 3+1⁄2 miles (6 km) southeast of the town of Warminster and 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of the larger village of Heytesbury.

[1]The small Anglican Church of St James is Grade II* listed.

A church was founded here in the early 12th century but the present building is mainly from the 16th, and was restored in 1891 by C.E.

[3] Today the parish is served by the Upper Wylye Valley team ministry.

[4] Manor Farmhouse, at the north entrance to the village, is a 4-bay 2-storey house from the early 18th century, extended and altered in the 19th.