[2] The length of human habitation at Newbourne is unknown but record of the settlement is found in the Domesday Book of 1086 under the name Neubrunna.

[4] This rise in population was primarily due to the influx of people brought into the village by the Land Settlement Association.

Successful applicants received agricultural training, land in rural areas, and cattle to rear.

Recruitment into the scheme ended with the start of the Second World War and eventually the settlements were dissolved and privatised in 1983.

Centres for community involvement include the Church of St Mary, a village hall, and The Fox Inn public house, a Grade II listed building dating from the late 17th to early 18th century[10] There are plant nurseries, a farm shop selling local produce and craft items, and a mobile library.

It is composed of a range of habitats, primarily broadleaved and mixed woodland with some areas of marsh, fen and heathland.