Linton is a settlement and civil parish in South Derbyshire, England, 5 miles south east of Burton-on-Trent. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 2,303.
Nearby settlements are the town of Swadlincote and the villages of Castle Gresley, Overseal, Rosliston, Cauldwell (pronounced "Cordal") and Botany Bay. Many former fields to the south of the village are now wooded areas, forming part of the National Forest.
Linton village consists of a primary school, a convenience store with a post office (closed May 2024), one pub, two churches, a village hall, a community room called The Brick Room and Rickman's Corner Community Hall. The Brick Room belongs to Linton Church; it may have been a schoolroom years ago. The highlight of the year used to be the Sale of Work (a craft fair) held in late November of early December, and the Harvest Supper.
The bus services locally to Swadlincote and Burton upon Trent are provided by Arriva Midlands and Diamond East Midlands. Linton Primary School is on Main Street towards Linton Heath.
History Linton is mentioned briefly in the Domesday Book. The book saysDomesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. p.745 under the title of "The lands of Henry de Ferrers":Henry held a considerable number of manors including several in Derbyshire given to him by the king, William the Conqueror. These included obviously Linton, but also included lands in Cubley, Dalbury and Twyford.
"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. TRETRE in Latin is Tempore Regis Edwardi. This means in the time of Edward the Confessor before the Battle of Hastings. it was worth 20 shillings.“
See also Listed buildings in Linton, Derbyshire
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Linton Parish Council Genuki Oral history of life in Linton