[5] In the Domesday Book (1086) the settlement which then was called Donnicture was a small hamlet with a Lord of the Manor and 16 salt works worth 20/-.

In 1784, a surgeon, Matthew Flinders, father of the famous navigator, wrote "in the latter half of October and beginning of November we have a small Company of Comedians with us.

Permission was granted for him to be re-buried in the north aisle of the Church of St Mary and the Holy Rood where he was baptised.

[16] In December 2024 it was agreed by Lincolnshire County Council’s planning and regulation committee that the speed limit of section of the A52 at the top of Donington will be reduced from 60mph to 50mph following expressed concerns from residents and reports of several accidents.

Donington businesses include The Black Bull public house, Coop and Premier stores in the Market Place, an independent opticians, a butchers, a hair stylist, a flower shop, and a pets & produce outlet.

[18][19] The nearest Railway Stations are very close by in Spalding [1] and Boston [2] with regular connected services to Peterborough, Lincoln, Derby, Sheffield, Leicester, Nottingham and London.