Local leisure areas include Stanton Park to the south-east of the village centre, and the Staunton Quarry Nature Reserve by the Back Dyke, which is a reclaimed gypsum/limestone mine, notable as a preserve of the Grizzled Skipper butterfly.

The Staunton Industrial Estate maintains units and workshops for small-scale manufacturing about 1 km (0.62 mi) north-west of the village, off Grange Lane.

[4] The family maintained Lord of the Manor rights into modern times, and continue to play a role in local affairs through civil parish administration.

[5] The Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway ran a line from Melton Mowbray railway station (initially Melton) via the Bottesford South junction to Newark North Gate through the western part of the parish, but the nearest station was at Cotham.

[6] Located on the south end of the High Street, the 16th-century Hall is a Grade II* listed building,[7] and is still the Staunton family's main residence.

[8] Several structures and buildings throughout the parish have listed status, including the hall and church and the Staunton Arms public house from the early 19th century,[9] a vintage telephone kiosk, and a wall with notable features.