[4] Local historian[7] Daphne Munday, in her work A Parish Patchwork, speculates this could be the origin of the hamlet's name.

[11] The school had only a single room, with teachers facing difficulties as a result, and functioned as a place of worship on Sundays.

[8] By 1800, an unofficial local census recorded 351 dwellings in the Sandford parish, which included Newbuildings and the nearby East Village hamlet.

[10] It is unknown exactly how long after 1825 that the Hare and Hounds ceased to function as a pub, becoming the private cottage it is today.

[4] The school later became Beacon Church, part of the combined "Parish of Sandford with Upton Hellions", and continues to provide regular services to residents of Newbuildings and nearby areas.