The exterior boundaries of this area were formed by the 16th century, with the construction of the water powered complexes at HSY1297, HSY1301 and HSY1302. This area may well have been retained as grazing land (its location within the floodplain of the river Don means that it is unlikely to have been used for arable). From the 1938 OS map until 1970 the area is shown utilised by allotment gardens and a sports ground; by 1983 the present light units are in place. Fragmentary legibility, as boundaries of area were created by former channels for adjacent water powered sites.