The village is best known for being the birthplace of Joseph Paxton, the designer of the Crystal Palace, who was born in Milton Bryan as the seventh son[citation needed] of a farming family along with its role in the Second World War.

South End includes the Red Lion pub and an attractive duck pond.

A north transept was built and a family chapel over a vault, the architect seems to have been Sir Robert Smirke.

During its life, the Chapel was maintained meticulously by the villagers who ensured that the pews were kept polished and the wooden floor scrubbed.

A plaque was placed by the pond to commemorate both the Millennium 2000 and the site of the former Milton Bryan Methodist Chapel.