 The village is centred 5 miles south east of the city centre of Canterbury on the edge of the North Downs in rolling hilly countryside that is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.The local church, dedicated to Saint Giles, originated during the 11th century, and is now part of the Barham Downs group of churches.The walls of the nave and about two-thirds of the present chancel are thought to be original, the chancel being extended in the 13th century.