It is surrounded by Wetley Moor, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, and has the A52 road running through the middle of the village.

Moorside High School and HM Prison Werrington sit within the village, as do a number of listed buildings and two churches.

[5] Rapid expansion began in 1925 to expand into Washerwall, parts of Wetley Common, Withystakes, Ash Bank, Armshead, Cellarhead, and some of Brookhouse Lane.

[5] This growth began at a time when the Meigh family sold off the Ash Hall estate and the village was connected to nearby transport, electricity, gas, water, and sewerage services.

[6][7] The village hall was opened in 1938 and now serves as the home of a children's playgroup and the meeting place for the local parish council.

[8] Ash Bank village lies westerly down the A52 road between Werrington and the Stoke-on-Trent district of Bucknall.

The A52 is bisected by the A520 road, which travels north through the village of Wetley Rocks and onto the market town of Leek.

Werrington is surrounded by Wetley Moor, which at its highest point reaches 900 ft above sea level.

[3] At least one other quarry operated in Washerwall, with other past industries including coal mining, weaving and nail making.

[5] Coal mining dates in the area back to at least the 18th century, with notable flurries of activity occurring during miners' strikes in 1921 and 1926.

[3] The post, designated a Grade II listed structure, stands at 4 feet 9 inches (1.45 m) tall and is made of millstone grit.

[3] The Anglican church, St. Philip's, was constructed from mostly local stone and was dedicated by the Bishop of Lichfield upon its completion in June 1907.

[23] A number of Methodist churches were built and demolished in the village's history, with the current one opened in 1938 following a 20-year fundraising effort of £5,100.

[24] Hugh Bourne, one of the joint founders of Primitive Methodism, was born at nearby Ford Hayes Farm, Bucknall in 1772.