THERE IS COMPACT LATE SETTLEMENT AT HURDLETREE BANK. A NARROW DROVE COMES NORTH FROM THE DIRECTION OF SYCAMORE FARM. IT IS FLANKED BY A WIDE MESH OF DRAINAGE DITCHES EXTENDING EAST AND WEST, AND APPROACHES A WATERCOURSE MEANDERING NORTHWARDS TOWARDS HURDLETREE BANK, NO SIGN OF SETTLEMENT ENCLOSURES. {1} AT SYCAMORE FARM THERE IS A GROUP OF SMALL ENCLOSURES, APPROACHING RECTILINEAR, SOUTH WEST OF DROVE, CAN JUST BE PICKED OUT FROM COMPLEX OF DITCHES. {1}