The village was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 AD as Cranchesberie in the hundred of Blackwell, in the county of Derbyscire.

Conksbury and its mill were later given to the Abbey of St Mary de Pre by William Avenal of Haddon.

There are visible earthwork remains of building platforms and enclosures either side of a road that was 10 metres (33 ft) wide.

[2] Conksbury medieval bridge over the River Lathkill is a designated Grade II listed structure.

[4] On the same side of the site, Conksbury Farmhouse is also a Grade II listed building, dating from 1725 (the door lintel is inscribed 'S/CF 1725 BH').