[4][3] The 19th-century Church of St Thomas, which overlooks The Green and The Square, was designed by Kendal architect George Webster.

[8] The village is just outside the Arnside and Silverdale National Landscape (formerly AONB), with the River Bela forming its northern boundary.

[14] Milnthorpe market was revived in the 1980s and for some years contributed substantially to the parish council's income through stall rentals.

[citation needed] The Grade I listed house Dallam Tower,[23] with an estate known for its deer, stands near to the River Bela just south-west of Milnthorpe, although in the parish of Beetham.

There are a total of nine grade II listed buildings or structures in the parish, including a footbridge over the River Bela, built in 1730 as a road bridge.

[27] John Taylor, third president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1880 to 1887, was born in Milnthorpe and lived there until he emigrated to Canada.