Within this area much of the historic fabric of Cadeby is of vernacular form and dates to the 18th and 19th centuries (see Magilton 1977:21-22 for individual building descriptions). The village is known to have existed since Domesday (ibid), with the depiction of the settlement by Jefferys (1775) indicating a 18th century settlement of similar size to today. Comparison of the depiction of road patterns of Jefferys' map, a plan of Cadeby parish in 1811 (Rodgers), and the 1st edition OS mapping indicate that the plan of the village may have been rationalised at the time of enclosure with the straightening of the main road; the laying out of a new road (Cadeby Road) to the north of the village, and the probable creation of the rectangular garden plots along Garden Lane (see HSY 4584). Property boundaries within this area are likely to be of some antiquity and provide fragmentary legibility of the village's development.