The soil is various - clay, gravel, and loam.
Limestone is quarried here, and occasionally used for building purposes.
There are about 200 acres of woodland. The Village is large and stands about 3 miles W. by S. from Olney, and 5 miles N.N.W. from Newport Pagnell. The following reference sources have been used in the construction of this page, and may be referred to for further detail. Most if not all of these volumes are available in the Reference section of the County Library in Aylesbury. In 1642 there were 63 people named in the tax returns for contributions for Ireland.