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 ridge, south of
Maidstone
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on the A229
Hastings
Hastings ( ) is a seaside town and Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England,
east of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to th ...
road.
The name Linton comes from Old English, probably meaning ''Lilla's village''. The village has a population of about 500.
St Nicholas Church is a Grade II* listed building.
Linton Park 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, the
fourth and
fifth Earls Cornwallis and
Fiennes Cornwallis, 1st Baron Cornwallis. It served as headquarters to the army encampment at neighbouring
Coxheath 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 is a secondary school in the village.
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 views across to the
Weald
The Weald () is an area of South East England between the parallel chalk escarpments of the North and the South Downs. It crosses the counties of Hampshire, Surrey, West Sussex, East Sussex, and Kent. It has three parts, the sandstone "High W ...
of Kent.
References
External links
Linton Parish Council
Villages in Kent
Civil parishes in Kent
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