ðə mˈeɪn vˈɪlɪdʒ ɪz bˈækt baɪ ɐ klˈɪf tə ðə nˈɔːɹθ, wɪððɪ ˌʌpɚ bˈɑːntʃɜːtʃ sˈɛkʃən ɔnðə klˈɪftɑːp hˈæfweɪ ˌʌp sənt bˈɑːnɪfˌeɪs dˌaʊn ɔnðə mˈeɪn ˌeɪ θɹˈiː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv ɹˈoʊd.
The main village is backed by a cliff to the north, with the Upper Bonchurch section on the clifftop halfway up St Boniface Down on the main A3055 road.