Before the Norman Conquest of 1066, there were two manors at Bosworth, one belonging to an Anglo-Saxon knight named Fernot, and some sokemen.

[5] Following the Norman conquest, as recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, both the Anglo-Saxon manors and the village were part of the lands awarded by William the Conqueror to the Count of Meulan from Normandy, Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester.

Subsequently, the village passed by marriage dowry to the English branching of the French House of Harcourt.

Edward I gave a royal charter to Sir William Harcourt allowing a market to be held every Wednesday.

The two oldest buildings in Bosworth, St. Peter's Church and the Red Lion pub, were built during the 14th century.

In 1554, following the beheading of Lady Jane Grey, the manor of Bosworth was among lands confiscated in the name of Mary I and her husband Philip II of Spain.

In 1567, his heirs sold it to Sir Wolstan Dixie, Lord Mayor of London, who never lived in Bosworth.

In 1885 the 11th Baronet "Beau" Dixie was forced to auction Bosworth Hall to pay his gambling debts.

[13] However, BBC East Midlands and ITV Central are also received through cable and satellite television such as Freesat and Sky.

The Ashby Canal runs adjacent to the railway and is served by Bosworth Marina with moorings for 150 boats.