The village is  west of the Bronze Age site at Ringlemere and east of the Roman and Mesolithic sites at Wingham. The village church, dedicated to St James the Great, dates to the Saxon period but there have been Bronze Age finds in the land surrounding the village.
The village is situated west of a Bronze Age site (Ringlemere) and east of Roman and Mesolithic sites (Wingham). The church in the village dates back to the Saxon period, while Bronze Age artifacts have been found in the land around the village.