St. Philip's had a population of 131 in 2011, and an area of 0.57 square kilometres.

[3] St. Philip's is south of Newfield and west of Freetown, and is home to the parish church and a post office.

At the time, the estate was owned by John Frye and was sized at 132 acres.

When slavery was abolished, the estate was given about £1,499 to compensate for eighty-six slaves on the plantation.

[5] According to an 1856 report, the estate of Ffrys had a population of thirty-seven men and forty women.