Scofton was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Scotebi, of Norse origin, possibly meaning 'Skopti 's farm'.

[6] Rayton was at the time of Domesday, Rolvetune and Rouuetone, which may have meant 'reeve farm', or was possibly a derivative of the nearby river.

By the time of Domesday in 1086, Scofton was in the ownership of William the Conqueror, and Osberton was held by Swein / Wulfgeat of Madeley.

[10] By the late-16th century, the Jessop family (from Broomhall, Sheffield) were owners of Scofton Hall which was a manor house.

The last member of this family residing at the hall was Robert Sutton who was responsible for having the walled kitchen garden built in the late 18th century.

[8][12][13] Robert Fitz Ranulph was a local lord in the 12th century and offered Osberton church to Worksop Priory, with his descendants confirming the gift.

[14] The church had been run down by 1227, when an assessment of it was done by Archbishop Gray, ruling it to be deconsecrated into a place to support the local poor.

One of the more notable descendants was Dame Mary Bolles, who in 1635 was created a Baronetess by King Charles I, a title usually granted to men in the period.

At John Thornhagh-Hewett's death in 1787, Osberton, and his other estates passed to his daughter, Mary Arabella, who had married in 1774 Francis Ferrand Foljambe.

[6] Bilby Hall was a manor house located close to the River Ryton, located between the estates of Osberton & Scofton (to the south west), Hodsock (to the west), Ranby (to the east) and Blyth (to the north), within a detached portion of Barnby Moor parish.

The manor eventually became united with the Scofton estate which was then sold to Francis Foljambe.A farmhouse, together with two or three cottages, form the hamlet.

[22] Bilby Hall surroundings were later converted to kennels, and demolished mid-20th century, with just a woodland area, pair of cottages, section of lawn and former lake in place.

[1][11] In 1942, the UK Government requisitioned much of the estate grounds for use by the Royal Air Force during World War II.

Roads around the airstrips were diverted and upgraded for access, and features of the landscape such as wooded plantations were removed.

It was begun in 1970 by George Michael Foljambe, continued by descendents and maintains the family interest in horses.

[11] The section of canal in the area was built in 1774, the overall aim primarily to move minerals such as coal and lead.

From that period efforts were made to restore the remaining lengths by the village, and is presently available for leisure purposes.

[24] Several items of architectural interest are registered as listed throughout the local area at mainly Grade II, including:[25][26] Osberton Scofton Bilby In memory of his first wife who died in 1830 during birth of their child, Francis John Savile Foljambe built a church, just across the lake by Osberton, on the previous site of Scofton Hall, which had been pulled down in around 1800, and of which a small portion of its offices remained until then.

It was a private chapel until 1876 when it became part of a separate ecclesiastical parish, the boundary of which coincided with the Osberton estate.