The North Downs range of hills has a high escarpment on the east and west borders of the village, flanking a gap caused by the River Great Stour in the centre of the parish.

The civil parish council meets monthly to administer local government resources, funding, and planning community events and facilities.

The industry of employment of residents was 12.8% retail, 9.3% manufacturing, 5.3% construction, 14.1% real estate, 9.9% health and social work, 17.7% education, 4.8% transport and communications, 5.5% public administration, 6.2% hotels and restaurants, 2.4% finance, 6.2% agriculture and 5.8% other.

Compared with national figures, the ward had a relatively high proportion of workers in agriculture, education, hotels and restaurants.

Author Russell Hoban repurposes Hinxhill as "Hagmans II" in his 1980, post apocalyptic novel Riddley Walker.