[2] Some other field systems of this type in Pembrokeshire are pre-Norman[3] but the Manorbier Newton system is likely to date from the Bronze Age with some changes occurring in the Middle Ages with the founding of the Manorbier Newton and Jameston settlements.

[2] The division into strips may have been to divide up equally areas with different bedrocks (limestone, sandstone, millstone grit).

[4] A Roman trumpet brooch in bronze / silver, probably used on a cloak, was found close to Manorbier Newton.

[7] The Lord of the Manor of Manorbier demense lived elsewhere after the de Barri family sold their estate before 1392.

[2] The will of John Bishop of Manorbier Newton, who died in 1617, shows he farmed 30 acres with wheat, peas, cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, geese and hens for a rent of £1/3/2 per year.

[13] The Ridgeway was the only road in the whole area for many centuries and gave access for drovers from Pembroke to Tenby.

The part close to Manorbier Newton was historically moorland - it was only cleared for farming in WWII.