From 1892 mapping onwards this area was full of high density terraced housing. This would have been built at the time when Wombwell was rapidly increasing its population because of the large collieries opened in the surrounding area. 1855 maps show Wombwell as a small linear settlement based along the historic London to Richmond road (Elliot 2001, 26). Wombwell is mentioned in the Domesday Book and this street plan is indicative of a planned medieval settlement. This housing would have been built on the burgage plots associated with housing along the street front. This site is now occupied by social housing which is first mapped in 1989. There is no legibility of the former street plan or croft pattern.