dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə sˈɛkənd wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ðə pˈæɹɪʃ hˈaʊzd ɐ ɹˈɔɪəl ˈɛɹ fˈoːɹs stˈeɪʃən, ˌɑːɹɹˌeɪˈɛf dᵻbˈɑːx, ɐ bˈɑːmɚɹ ˈɛɹfiːld wˌɪtʃ wʌz tɹænsfˈɜːd tə ðə jˈuːzɑːf ænd bɪkˌeɪm hˈoʊm tə ðə fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θˈɜːd bəmbˈɑːɹdmənt ɡɹˈuːp.
During the Second World War the parish housed a Royal Air Force Station, RAF Debach, a bomber airfield which was transferred to the USAAF and became home to the 493rd Bombardment Group.