This section of Brodsworth Park shows the (approximate) extent of the parkland probably created in the late 18th century by Robert Hay-Drummond [d1777] (Hunter 1828, 316). Brodsworth dates back as a settlement to at least Saxon times being mentioned in Domesday as one of three ancient vills (with Pickburn and Scawsby) to become the parish of Brodsworth (Hunter 1828, 314). The C18th estate was probably centred on the site of Brodsworth Old Hall (SMR PRN390) shown on the 1851 OS as just to the west of St Michael's Church. This house (demolished c1860) was part of the improvements of the Hey Drummond family (ibid.) although this site may have been that of any medieval manor house to have existed in Brodsworth. Magilton (1977, 19) considered earthworks to the east of the medieval church (SMR PRN 2881) to be indicative of deserted medieval settlement at this location. Test pitting to investigate these earthworks (Jessop 2002) has however proved inconclusive. One archaeological evaluation trench has been dug across this area revealing a 2m wide linear rubble structure associated with medieval pottery interpreted (Klemperer and Merrony 2004, 18) as "probably..a boundary wall, or wall whose function was to stabilize the slope below the medieval village" The 18th century Hall grounds included a kitchen garden (partially excavated 2004). The exterior wall from this garden survives to the north east of this polygon. Klemperer and Merrony (2004, 20) consider this garden to have been constructed by the late 18th century and enlarged and improved in the late 1860s with improvements to a 'stove house' (heated greenhouse). The remainder of the site around the present Brodsworth Hall represents 19th century re-landscaping (mostly through tree planting) of the 18th century garden by Chevalier Casentini between 1861-3. Partial legibility of 18th century park.