ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ sˈɪts dʒˈʌst sˈaʊθ ʌvðə bˈiː sˈɪks θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn ɹˈoʊd bᵻtwˌiːn ɹˈɪtʃmənd ænd nˈɔːɹθɐlɚtən, ænd hɐz ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ lˈeɪk jˈuːzd fɔːɹ dˈaɪvɪŋ bᵻtwˌiːn ðə sˈɛɾəlmənt ænd ðə ɹˈɪvɚ swˈɑːl tə ðə sˈaʊθ.
The village sits just south of the B6271 road between Richmond and Northallerton, and has a large lake used for diving between the settlement and the River Swale to the south.