Early 19th century private parkland attached to Elmfield House. It was bought by Doncaster corporation and turned into public park in 1923. Prior to this, the area was agricultural. Land adjacent on the 1st edition OS map is shown as strip fields and it is likely that this area once consisted of strips consolidated from an open field. Legibility is invisible as none of the former character is perceivable the present ornate landscaping dating to the parks municipalisation in 1923.