Linton, Derbyshire
Coordinates: 52°44′53″N 1°35′53″W / 52.748°N 1.598°W
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 The Holly Bush pub located on High Street,Linton |
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 Linton
Linton shown within Derbyshire |
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| OS grid reference | SK272167 |
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| District | South Derbyshire |
| Shire county | Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SWADLINCOTE |
| Postcode district | DE12 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire | |
Linton is a parish in South Derbyshire, England, 5 miles south east of Burton-on-Trent.
Nearby settlements are Castle Gresley, Overseal, Rosliston, Cauldwell (pronounced "Cordal") and Botany Bay.
The village has a Post Office and 2 pubs as at 2012 (another pub, the Square and Compass, closed in 2011). These are "The Red Lion" on Main Street and "The Holly Bush" on High Street which is the cream coloured building in the centre of the photograph on the right. It lost a part of its car park to accommodate the new brown house as seen on the right. There is also a fish and chip shop on Main Street but Walkers, the long established off-licence, is now empty. The bus services locally to Swadlincote and Burton-on-Trent are provided by Arriva Midlands and Midland Classic.
Linton Primary School is located on Main Street towards Linton Heath. The current headteacher is Mrs Lynne Charles.
Many former fields to the south of the village are now wooded areas, forming part of the National Forest England.
There is a village hall and recreation ground. A number of new houses have been built on Main Street.
[edit] History
Linton is mentioned briefly in the Domesday book. The book says[1] under the title of “The lands of Henry de Ferrers[2]
In Linton Leofric had two carucates of land to the geld. There is land for 12 oxen. It is waste. Scrubland one furlong long and a half broad. TRE[3] it was worth 20 shillings.“
[edit] References
- ^ Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.745
- ^ Henry held a considerable number of manors including several in Derbyshire given to him by the King. These included obviously Linton, but also included lands in Cubley, Dalbury and Twyford.
- ^ TRE in Latin is Tempore Regis Edwardi. This means in the time of King Edward before the Battle of Hastings.
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