This area of countryside is in stark contrast to the intensified fieldscapes to the east. It is characterised by a semi regular pattern of small fields (on average less than 2ha.) enclosed by hedgerows with frequent mature trees. Aerial photographic evidence (Geoinformation Group 1999), indicates low earthwork remains throughout the area. The farmstead buildings at Linthwaite include a timber framed building. It is likely that the enclosure pattern dates to the medieval period or earlier. Unknown survival of landscape evidence from earlier periods.