Originally designated as a recreation ground for the estate, this has now shrunk to a small playground on the plot. The space is now occupied by municipal buildings including a hall and fire station. Prior to this the area was agricultural. The 1st edition OS map shows an area named Cliffe Field which appears to have been enclosed by parliamentary award, probably from the earlier open field. The plot occupies the area of two small fields and fossilises the boundaries. Legibility of the former landscape is fragmentary because of this.