The Icknield Way Path passes through the village on its 110-mile journey from Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire to Knettishall Heath in Suffolk.

The Church of St Mary is a Grade II* listed building lying at the southern end of the village.

[4] Other notable books that he wrote while he lived in the village include Homage to Catalonia, and The Road to Wigan Pier (which he had largely researched before he moved to Wallington, but which was written and published after his arrival.)

Many of his notable essays, reviews and articles in various journals and collections, were also written during this period.

In 2011 the village was involved in the George Orwell Festival, of Letchworth and Wallington.