This polygon, presently allotments has evolved directly from a former common field and retains a good set of curving boundaries fossilising the pattern of former strip cultivation. St Michael's Field, which formerly extended to the north, south and west (on the far side of Cross Lane) is shown as unenclosed on the 1851 OS. Hey (1979, 84) mentions a 'St Michael's Chapel' "...which stood in the middle of the field..." probably a medieval chapel of ease at some point along 'Cross Lane'. On the 1892 map St Michael's field is depicted as still unenclosed with the outlines of strip fields depicted as dotted lines - The area is described as 'allotment gardens'. By 1925 the strips have been formalised with the surviving boundary hedges (fossilising the outlines of the strip plots) - land at the street frontage has been developed for housing and some strips have been subdivided into more typical allotment units. The area polygonised appears to remain largely in use as small scale horticulture. This polygon is an extremely significant example of historic processes imbedded in an evolving landscape.