This polygon covers the western area of Wadsley village as depicted on the 1st Edition OS map of 1855. The current character is dominated by low rise flats and 1930s semi-detached housing. Wadsley was mentioned in Domesday and translates as 'Wadde's Forest Clearing'. The Saxon Lord was called Aldene, now commemorated in a road name. In the mid 19th century many of the men who lived in Wadsley were recorded as 'pocket knife grinders'. The polygon sits on the edge of Wadsley common, to the west and has the probable village green to the east. The village green is probably a planned feature added in the early 13th century and so it may be that this polygon represents the original Saxon focus of the settlement. Legibility is significant. The road layout is probably medieval in date and a number of boundaries are fossilised in the shape of the polygon. Numerous stone built vernacular cottages and farmhouses remain in the area. The southern part of the polygon largely corresponds with the Wadsley Conservation area.