The parish of Fordingbridge contains the hamlets of Burgate to the north, Criddlestyle to the east, Bickton to the south, and Ashford to the west. Burgate and Bickton are settlements dating back to the time of the "Domesday Book", and Bickton was in male heads of households greater than Fordingbridge in 1086. Criddlestyle is an ancient manor, also known as East Mill, with a history dating back to the 14th century. The largest hamlet today is Ashford, which was the location of an ancient watermill, and hosted Fordingbridge railway station until it was closed in 1964.But now, Ashford is threatened with being built on, and Sandleheath and Ashford will become part of Fordingbridge.