Road:- M1 (Jcn 23A – 15 miles (via A42)), M6 Toll (M6 Toll Start /Junction 9 M42 – 15 miles (via M42)), short motorway and A road links to the centre of at least five of the countries major cities:- Birmingham (M42/M6/M38M) – 26 miles, Leicester (A42/A511/A50) – 23 miles, Nottingham (A42/M1/A52) – 30 miles, Derby (A42/A511/A514) – 24 miles and Coventry (A444) – 23 miles. The village is also close to five towns:- Atherstone, home of the administrative offices of the borough of North Warwickshire (6 miles), Tamworth (6.5 miles), Ashby-de-la-Zouch (8 miles), Swadlincote (9 miles) and Nuneaton (11 miles).