Following the Reformation the present parish was formed from the three older divisions.
In an inaugural sermon to his present parish, he presented himself as a no-nonsense priest.
The present civil parish was created in 1948 by uniting both settlements.
The present combined parish was established in the 20th century.
The parish originally also included the present civil parish of Southwick, but the two separated in 1866.
The present parish, has come to include a large geographical area which extends from Ranmoor to the city ring road.
This rectangular structure forms the nave of the present parish.
The present civil parish thus consists of the following settlements:
The former forge at Greensforge is also within the present parish.
After many years of industrial and business use the surviving buildings are now used by the present parish.
