The name Elberton means the farmstead of a man called Æthelbeorht.

[5] The earthworks of an Iron Age defended settlement, Elberton Camp, can be found in the Vineyards Brake woodland overlooking the village.

[12][13] Joseph Sturge purchased a sugar plantation in Montserrat and renamed it Elberton, hoping to demonstrate the commercial viability of a plantation built on free waged-labour, as opposed to slave labour.

[14][15][16][Note 1] On the edge of the village lies the former Harn Hill quarry, which has since been filled in as a landfill site.

The landfill now serves as a source for biogas generation, producing 2.6MW for the national grid.