This polygon represents the historic core of Balby as depicted on the 1st edition OS map of 1854. Although it contains a mix of property types, it is dominated by commercial properties. First recorded in the Domesday Book, the township of Balby appears to have been effectively part of Doncaster parish since medieval times. Some vernacular architecture remains such as at the junction of Ashfield Road and Cross Street making legibility fragmentary (Magilton, 1977, 48-49).