Linton, Kent

Linton is a village and civil parish in the Maidstone District of Kent, England. The parish is located on the southward slope of the Greensand ridge, south of Maidstone on the A229 Hastings road.

For other uses, see Linton (disambiguation).

Linton
Linton
Location within Kent
Population555 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceTQ 75418 50143
• London34 miles (55 km)
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMaidstone
Postcode districtME17
Dialling code01622
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament

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. According to the reference quoted below "The 13th century church of St Nicholas contains an interesting and varied collection of monuments, including some by EH Baily, who sculpted the figure of Nelson in Trafalgar Square".

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.[2]

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 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 of Kent.

References
  1. "Civil Parish 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)



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