Linton is a village and
civil parish
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in the
Maidstone
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District of
Kent
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, England. The parish is located on the southward slope of the
Greensand
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ridge, south of
Maidstone
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on the A229
Hastings
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east to the county town of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to the north-west ...
road.
The name Linton comes from Old English, probably meaning ''Lilla's village''. The steepness of the hill through it is explained because of its position on the slope of the ridge. The village has a population of about 500.
St Nicholas Church is a Grade II* listed building.
Linton Park
Linton Park, formerly Linton Place or Linton Hall, is a large 18th-century country house in Linton, Kent, England. Built by Robert Mann in 1730 to replace a much earlier building called 'Capell's Court' The estate passed through the ownership of ...
is a Grade I listed mansion to the east of the village. Built in 1730 by Robert Mann, it was later home to
Sir Horatio Mann
Sir Horatio (Horace) Mann, 2nd Baronet (2 February 1744 – 2 April 1814) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1774 and 1807. He is remembered as a member of the Hambledon Club in Hampshire and a patron of Kent cricket ...
, the
fourth and
fifth Earls Cornwallis and
Fiennes Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis
Colonel Fiennes Stanley Wykeham Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis, (27 May 1864 – 26 September 1935) was a British Conservative politician.
Early life
Lord Cornwallis was born 27 May 1864 at Chacombe Priory, Banbury, Oxfordshire, the eldest s ...
. It served as headquarters to the army encampment at neighbouring
Coxheath
Coxheath is a village and civil parish within the Borough of Maidstone, Kent, England. The parish is approximately south of Maidstone. It is mainly centred along Heath Road which links the villages of Yalding and Boughton Monchelsea to the west ...
during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
There is one public house 'The Bull' which is opposite the church. There is a children's playground off a lane near the bottom of the hill which can be found at the end of a path just above the turning for Wheelers Lane.
Cornwallis Academy
Cornwallis Academy (formerly The Cornwallis School) is a mixed-sex secondary school and sixth form located in Linton (near Maidstone) in the English county of Kent.
History
The school converted to academy status on 3 September 2007 and was ...
is a secondary school located in the adjacent parish of Loose.
Linton Park Cricket Club play within the grounds of Linton Park country home. The team have won the National
Village Cup on two occasions.
Linton is in a conservation area and most of the village has great views across to the
Weald
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of Kent.
References
External links
Linton Parish CouncilHistoric notes on Linton
Villages in Kent
Civil parishes in Kent
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