First depicted as a recreation ground surrounded by mixed woodland on the 1987 OS 1:10000. This area is shown as allotment gardens between 1905 and 1967 although these are replaced by rough scrub between 1967 and 1987. Previously this area is shown as piecemeal enclosure plots between Cooks Wood and Old Park Wood. The area is likely to be within the bounds of the medieval deer park described by Walton (1943). This park appears to have been broken up into farmland around 1551.