Pretty average place with a church (6)
I believe the answer is:
parish
'a church' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both groups as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'pretty average place' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'average' could be 'par' (I've seen this before) and 'par' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ish' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'with' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for parish that I've seen before include "quarter" , "Part of diocese" , "District with own church and clergyman" , "Diocesan subdivision" , "administrative district" .)