'Grid iron housing', part of the expansion of Mexborough in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in response to industrial growth. 'Dolcliffe Common' developed in stages between 1891 and 1930. Despite its association on OS mapping since 1930 with the name of the former 'Dolcliffe Common' this area formerly lay within piecemeal enclosure boundaries of the former medieval open 'Wood Field' and was enclosed before the Parliamentary Award for Mexborough.