The hamlet has largely retained its Anglo-Saxon layout, with a patchwork of plots and haphazard narrow lanes.

Another walking route up to the Long Mynd is via the Minton Batch, where a bridleway leads up from the lane to Hamperley.

[7] The Oscar-nominated actor, Pete Postlethwaite, lived at Yew Tree Cottage[8] in Minton for many years[9] before moving to the village of More near Bishop's Castle.

"[10] The Shropshire surname of Minton originates from the name of the hamlet although resources seem to disagree as to its earliest occurrence.

[13] The characters of Conrad and Wilma Minton (played by Lew Ayres and Herta Ware) also appeared in the episode, 'Old Flames' in 1980s crime drama, 'Cagney and Lacey'.

[14] The fictional town of Minton, New England also provided the setting for the 1860 novel, 'The Ebony Idol' by G M Flanders.