Albrighton Moat, a scheduled monument dating from the 13th century, is situated within the hamlet.

[4] The dead include former British Olympic fencer Group Captain Frederick Sherriff.

[5] The CWGC also register the graves of two British Army officers of World War I.

[4] Edward Bradley, later a writer who was better known under his pen-name Cuthbert Bede, held his first incumbency here as vicar of Donington in 1857-59.

After World War II, the population for this parish had risen from a pre-war figure of 329 to over 3000 in the 1950s.

The same census also shows that these jobs were mainly dominated by men, and most women living in Donington at the time had no employment.

[13] In March 2012, according to Zoopla.com the average house price for the postcode WV7, which Donington and the rest of the parish fall under, was £215,074[14]