Agriculture

In 1802, Parliament granted permission to enclose land surrounding Worthington, Breedon and Newbold. Land enclosure was completed in 1806. At this time, Newbold was a collection of farms and agricultural buildings. All the houses you see today have filled in the gaps between farms. Newbold had three main farms, Elm Farm, Newbold Farm and a farm on Ashby Road. Potatoes and other crops were grown in fields around the village and livestock were reared for meat and dairy.

Farming still surrounds the village both on a large and small scale. Crops such as maize, wheat and rapeseed are still grown around the village and there are a number of livestock farms rearing both cattle and sheep.