The parish includes a number of important areas for local wildlife.
This parish included the area that was to become the town of Fleet.
The parish includes a primary school and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 1998.
This parish included the whole Village and its surrounding farming areas.
During this period, the parish included a 90 homes, including 300 habitantes.
The new parish included a sanctuary, an orphanage and a school.
Since 1932 the civil parish has included the village of Emmington.
Although the village itself has always been small, the civil parish at one time included the greater part of what is now Bournemouth.
The parish also includes the hamlet of Henley to the north.
The parish includes the small hamlet of Addington, to the east.