This small area of regenerated scrubland probably gave the locality its name. The 1st edition OS map of 1855 depicts a sandstone quarry from which the name 'Mill Stone Hill' probably derives. By 1892 the quarry is shown as disused. A row of terraced housing has been constructed fronting onto the street. This housing survived into the 20th century and was demolished between 1974 and 1983. The area was probably originally enclosed as part of the parliamentary enclosure award of 1768. Legibility is fragmentary as only the name persists.