Maps from 1851 until the mid 1960s show a well defined 'strip' enclosure system especially to the north of this area adjacent to polygon HSY3112. Throughout the polygon there has been severe 20th century boundary loss, although those boundaries which do remain provide fragmentary legibility of their development in the form of the sinuous lines characteristic of medieval field systems. The larger divisions shown towards the 'Brook Dike' on the 1855 mapping may relate to an area of 'outfield' around the borders of the parish, less intensively cultivated as arable. Apart from a few small areas to the north none of this area was enclosed as part of the 1820 Enclosure award for Brampton Bierley, Wath and Swinton (English 1985 and Bingley 1816, Plan 1) indicating earlier private enclosure