Thereafter, the manor was further divided and passed through other families such as Metcalfe, Folkingham, Hussey, Lamplugh, Clough and Bell.

[12] The soil in the area is a light gravel or sand laid over Keuper marl with some lower lias and alluvium also present.

There are a number of public houses, a small holiday lodge site and a fishing lake.

[14][15] There is a small school situated in on the west side of the village, previously Carlton Miniott Community Primary School, it is now named Carlton Miniott Primary Academy and is part of the Elevate Multi-Academy Trust.

[18][19] St Lawrence's was rebuilt in 1896 with registers dating to 1706 and is a Grade II listed building.

Carr wrote: "I scarcely can believe that from the age of five until we left Carlton Miniott when I was about eight, a better education could have been purchased.