It is also one of 14 Doubly Thankful Villages suffering no losses in World War II.

Bradbourne Mill to the south of the village is considered to be the oldest surviving watermill in Derbyshire; it was built in 1726 and continued in operation until the 1920s.

The three-storey mill had a unique system of twin overshot waterwheels some 12 feet (3.7 meters) in diameter, which were powered by the Bradbourne Brook.

The waterwheels and mill pond were restored, as part of the renovation and conversion of the building for residential use in 2008.

[2] Bradbourne was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers and being worth thirty shillings.