The houses along this stretch of Whittlesford Road were owned by the Kidman family and occupied by Agricultural workers. The community was known as Little Newton. In the 1861 census there were 14 households. There were 17 in 1871 and 1881. By the 1930s they had fallen into disrepair and ruin.
1871 Field Houses
Richard Fuller, 25, labourer, b Newton
Henry Hunt, 37, ag lab, b Newton
Fredrick Kemp, 37, ag lab, b Newton
John Fuller, 41, ag lab, b Newton
George Coleman, 80, late labourer, b Triplow
John Sharp, 59, ag lab, b Newton
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