 Whitton estate was built around the village of Whitton in the mid 20th century, thereby joining it to the nearby town of Ipswich.Most of the street names are called after poets and playwrights.Part of the Ecclesiastical parish of Whitton with Thurleston and Akenham is the newer housing area of Castle Hill called 'The Crofts'

The remains of a Roman villa were excavated in 1931 and again in 1949 before residential building started.