The village is on the outside of a meander in the River Thames, on slightly higher ground than the flood plain around it.
ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ ɪz ɔnðɪ aʊtsˈaɪd əvə miːˈændɚɹ ɪnðə ɹˈɪvɚ tˈɛmz, ˌɔn slˈaɪtli hˈaɪɚ ɡɹˈaʊnd ðɐn ðə flˈʌd plˈeɪn ɚɹˈaʊnd ɪt.