Milk from local farms is used for Stilton cheese, of which the Long Clawson dairy is one of the largest producers.

[2] The "Long" in the name may have arisen from it being over 1 mile (1.6 km) in length, although the main road through the village has 14 sharp bends.

Embedded in a tarmac footpath against the wall of the Manor House is an ancient megalith, the Long Clawson Stone.

The present Methodist Church opened in 1956, a previous chapel dating from the early 19th century was destroyed by fire in 1954.

[12] One of only six in England where Stilton cheese is manufactured, Long Clawson Dairy was founded in 1911 by a dozen farmers from the Vale of Belvoir.

The firm has prospered and is supplied today by over 40 farms, all within Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire or Derbyshire, as the Protected Designation of Origin for Stilton requires.