In the early years of the 20th century there was a small village in the area. A tileworks was established 1900 and continued for about 60 years. A Department of Agriculture Poultry Research Station was established in 1939 on the site that had formerly been Grantham poultry farm before 1914. Nearby Grantham High School is on land that was also formerly part of the Pearce estate.Pollen & Geary, 1988, 242
