the civil parish has a total area of . the terrain is predominantly flat, with an average elevation of around 50 metres. a trig point is located at , at an elevation of 55 metres. crowton brook runs north–south through the civil parish and bankside brook forms part of the northern boundary; there are numerous scattered small meres and ponds. several small areas of woodland are located within the civil parish. the small village of cholmondeston () lies in the north of the civil parish at the junction between winsford road, minshull lane and calveley green lane. the area is predominantly rural, with the major land use being agricultural.