The date of origin of Lower Cudworth is uncertain. Neither Upper or Lower Cudworth are recorded in the Domesday Book and the first recorded reference to the area comes from the chartularies of Nostel and Bretton in the late 12th and 13th century (Hunter 1831, 398). This polygon is part of the extent of the village on first edition (1854) maps. At this time the settlement was of quite low density consisting of a cluster of farms. This part of the village has retained much of its older character but there have been a significant number of private houses built in the late 20th century. The surviving earlier buildings give partial legibility of the earlier village.