Amenities
Today the village boasts, in addition to the church, a chapel, a primary school, a village hall, a post office/general store and two pubs: The Lord Nelson and the Shorthorn Inn. The Lord Nelson sits at the centre northern edge of the village, fronted by a small green, and is divided into a public bar and lounge, in traditional fashion. The Shorthorn lies on the edge of the village.
A major fund raising effort in the mid-1980s saw the village acquire and develop its own recreation field. The field comprises a football pitch, a cricket square (defunct since the 2001 foot and mouth disease outbreak when playing restrictions were introduced) and pavilion, two tennis courts, a children's playground, and a skatepark. There are also recycling facilities.
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