These fields straddle the parish boundary between Bawtry and Austerfield. Progressive removal of the field boundaries has resulted in the larger agglomerated fields. The tipping point occurred in the second half of the 20th century. The 1st edition OS map of 1854 depicts thin strip fields suggestive of enclosure from open fields. The field boundaries depicted line up with those across the turnpike road suggesting enclosure pre-dates the turnpike, which was opened in 1766. Legibility of the former landscape is invisible.