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Linton

village · Derbyshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Linton is a common Old English place name meaning 'flax farm' or 'farm by the river'. It combines 'lin' (flax) with 'tun' (farmstead, village).

Word origins

Lin-
Old Englishflax(from lin "flax")
ton
Old Englishfarmstead, village(from tun "enclosure, farmstead, village")

Historical forms

Lintone