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.
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.