the hamlet is split into two by an old packhorse route called townfield road which comes up from the south and continues onto bolsterstone, it is generally accepted that the houses on the uphill side of the track are several hundred years older than those below. the two oldest buildings in the hamlet are high lea farm and old hall farm, both of which date from the 17th century and with the exception of one modern house (lea croft) all present day buildings in the hamlet were shown on the 1851 os map.