[1] The village of Ibsley lies to the east of the River Avon on the main road between Ringwood and Fordingbridge, and has some picturesque thatched cottages.

[5] Ibsley is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 when it was held by a certain Ralph from Hugh de Port.

[6] In the 14th century Ibsley was split into two moieties divided between John atte Bere and William de Melbury.

[5] That part which John atte Bere had owned was by the end of the 14th century in the possession of William Stourton.

Most of the airfield has since been quarried away by gravel extraction, and much of the site is covered by the Blashford Lakes nature reserve.

[3] One lake is overlooked by the derelict, windowless control tower with other remnants scattered around the nearby countryside.