 The village is located on the north-western edge of the North York Moors National Park and is south of the A172 road, and is from the A19 to the west and from Stokesley to the north-east.The name of the village derives from the Old Norse meaning "Feit's Settlement", with Feit being a personal name.It has one pub called "The Sutton Arms" and buses which run to nearby Northallerton and Stokesley three or four times a day.