▁where ▁it ▁ab uts ▁areas ▁of ▁London ' s ▁Metropolitan ▁Green ▁B elt . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Pre - history ▁There ▁is ▁some ▁arch ae ological ▁evidence ▁of ▁Late ▁Bron ze ▁Age ▁activity ▁in ▁West field . ▁ ▁Late ▁Bron ze ▁Age ▁arte fact s ▁have ▁been ▁recovered ▁from ▁this ▁area ▁and ▁are ▁now ▁stored ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Museum . ▁▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁West field ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁‘ open ▁fields ’ ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁town ▁of ▁W oking ▁( see ▁Old ▁W oking ) ▁and ▁was ▁first ▁recorded ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 8 . ▁The ▁‘ west ’ ▁field ▁was ▁in ▁fact ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁areas ▁with ▁the ▁‘ lower ▁west ▁field ’ ▁occup ying ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁present - day ▁West field ▁Avenue ▁and ▁the ▁Football ▁Gr ound ▁and ▁the ▁‘ upper ▁west ▁field ’ ▁covering ▁the ▁area ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁West field ▁Road . ▁ ▁The ▁Old ▁Cr ick eters ▁Inn ▁and ▁Cr ick eters ▁C ott age ▁on ▁West field ▁Common ▁have ▁a ▁ 1 6 th - century ▁ ▁proven ance ▁ ▁Bu ilt ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century , ▁Wal nut ▁Tree ▁C ott age ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁Li qu or ice ▁factory . ▁▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁‘ common ▁fields ’ ▁West field ▁had ▁a ▁large ▁area ▁of ▁‘ common ▁land ’ ▁that , ▁despite ▁being ▁bought ▁by ▁the ▁London ▁N ec ropol is ▁Company ▁in ▁the ▁mid -