Throughout the medieval period and until the late 18th century, the principal employment in Bulkington had been agriculture: Bulkington Conservation Area Appraisal & Management Proposals November 2008 (2008) p.7 Bulkington Conservation Area 100 acres of meadowland were recorded in 1086; further, windmills are recorded for Weston and Marston Jabbett, and a water mill in Bramcote.